Got super awesome news at my sports med doc on Friday. After a month and a half of limited physical activity due to fear that I suffered (another) stress fracture/reaction in my left foot, it was determined by an MRI that there is no break!
I was super stoked obviously but a little confused by what it could be. I mean right after the LA Marathon back in mid-March, I could hardly bear weight on it and attempting to run on it only brought on pain/soreness after a couple of minutes (even after taking the initial week off). She told me there was some "effusion" and "synovitis" in the joint and in the base of the fifth metatarsal (basically: inflammation) but no signs of a stress fracture which was our biggest fear.
So I have been given the green light to start running again, albeit conservatively. I have been prescribed a week's worth of Naproxen (a powerful anti-inflammatory) and told to regularly ice and pop Omega-3's. Done and done. I was initially going to wait out the full week for the Naproxen to do its thing, but I figured it was a victory to even hold out a couple of days (which was all I could manage), so I finally got to hit the trails today.
6 miles or about 60 minutes of running with several walking breaks thrown in on a very moderately graded trail. Probably more than I should have but I kept paces very conservative and just enjoyed being out and about in nature again. Whenever the foot started feeling sore, I eased up and threw in a walking break. I was all smiles and gave plenty of "morning's" to mountain bikers and hikers out there.
I won't be able to run two big races I had on schedule. Not going to let this bother me. Right now, it's all about being able to go out, do my thing, get a little dirty and work my way back up to shape. No hurry, no worry.
6 comments:
That's great news Billy!
Glad to hear that it was not a sfx!
Ahem, I recall a certain someone texting you the week after LA marathon, telling you that it was highly unlikely that you re-stress-fractured your foot and to ice and take copious amounts of NSAIDs.
But for cereal. I'm glad you listened to your hot body and took time off to heal. You'll be back in no time, billyburger.
Team Sanchez!
great news Billy! Congrats! Now just take it easy and careful. Scrap the early summer races and look at the fall - there's plenty of running left to do this year
No stress fracture? Great, let's go run some really steep rocky stuff!
Congrats man, I'm sure that was good news. I hope the foot doesn't give you any more trouble and that you're able to get back up to those big races soon. Stress fractures are not fun, mine didn't really feel like it should keep me from going the distance, but it definitely did for awhile. Keep it up.
Greg at Dazadi.com
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