Weekly Rundown- Blarg.
Well, it was another week of ups and downs! We wouldn’t want life to be boring, would we? I’m linking up with Kim and Deborah for this weekly rundown. Let’s get started! Monday I started the week off with a 30 minute yoga flow class- Denis Morton on the Peloton app as usual! Tuesday First things first- Becs Gentry’s Core for Runners class (again, Peloton app) and then I did a warmup of hip circles and lunges. Then a three mile run in my new shoes! I wore the Topos Phantom 2, and they felt good. For the most part. I was feeling my left foot (the one with plantar fasciitis) a little, but I put that down to residual fatigue from my long run on Sunday. Wednesday After my usual warmup I did a four mile run. This run was back in my Hokas, and everything felt good. Afterwards I did a 15 minute yoga flow class with… you guessed it… Denis Morton. Thursday This is my usual strength training day, and I decided to do a 45 minute power yoga class with Denis. Obviously, I like his classes! His instructions are clear, his voice is calm, I like his music, and the power classes are hard. I definitely count them as strength training. Friday Okay. Here’s where things got a little wacky. After a warmup I went for a three mile run. It was earlier than I usually run, the sun was barely up so it was cooler, I was wearing the Topos again and I felt great… …for the first 2 and 1/2 miles. But in the last 1/2 mile I suddenly felt a sharp, pulling sensation on the side of my PF foot, down close to my heel. OH. CRAP. I slowed down, I modified my stride, I somehow got to the end of the run. I had to take my daughter to school so it wasn’t like I could just stop and mess around. I was aware that my foot wasn’t feeling good, but I kept moving- got her to school and then decided to do a quick yoga flow class. The yoga usually makes my foot feel good. Not this time! When my foot was still hurting by the end of the class, I knew it was messed up. I had to go through the whole day at work with it hurting, and, well, it sucked. Not only was it physically painful, but every step down was like a knife through my soul… telling me “you won’t be able to run.” SIGH. Saturday Usually on Saturdays I do a power yoga class, but I was afraid to risk it with my foot. My foot felt better than yesterday, but still hurt. I slept a little later and then did Bec’s Core for Runners class before work. Here’s a weird coincidence- I had just mentioned Janae’s blog in my last post, and on Friday she posted that her plantar fasciitis had also flared up. On Saturday she posted a video by Brad Kearns, showing two stretches to get rid of PF. Here’s the video. The comments are overwhelmingly positive, and Janae and I (she doesn’t know we’re a team here) are now doing these stretches multiple times a day. I’ll let you know how it goes! Sunday Since Janae and I are taking a couple days off to stretch and let our feet heal (once again to clarify- she has no idea who I am, but we’re working together here!) I got back in the pool. I did a 60 minute pool run and oh yeah, I forgot- pool running is hard! So… that was my week. In retrospect, I shouldn’t have tried out new shoes. I still think the Topos are great, but there was something about them my foot didn’t like. BUT… the real issue is, I’ve had plantar fasciitis for over a year and that’s not cool. in Brad’s video, he says he had it for FIFTEEN YEARS. And he was a professional triathlete. He demonstrated how he would have to hobble out of bed each morning, prior to getting his foot warmed up so he could run, and my husband said, “Hey, he looks like you!” Yes… that first-thing-in-the-morning hobble/limp/hop is no fun. But I’m feeling encouraged- If Brad got rid of his, I can too. Once again here’s his video. He explains why these stretches are different and why they work. He’s an entertaining guy, so I encourage everyone to check it out! I hope everyone had a great week of running! Have you ever had plantar fasciitis? Do you like to try different shoes, or stick with the same thing? – From now on I think I should stick with the same thing!