it was a very good year
for injuries, but not so much for me and marathons…
some of you are not familiar with my injuries earlier this year. here’s a recap in case you missed it. i was in Europe for most of December last year. i returned from my trip and couldn’t fit into any of my shoes. i went to the podiatrist after much resting and icing which is not typical of me. the podiatrist said the sesamoids in my right foot were bruised and sent me off with a few dancer’s pads. i started to train for the San Diego marathon as soon as i felt better.
a few weeks into my training, my ankles started to hurt. eventually, it became impossible to run so i saw my sports medicine doctor. his diagnosis was chronic ankle instability and i was sent off to physical therapy for 10 weeks. i stuck to my training plan until the first week in April. my last run was a painful 8 mile recovery run after (what i thought had been) a great 14 mile long run. it appears that i fractured several metatarsals during that run. ouch and no marathon.
i started to run again in September. building my base was hard. i was terrified that i might break something else. with time, i gained a little more confidence and got back in the groove. it felt good. i plotted out my next training regimen and started to increase my mileage. about 3 weeks ago, i had to go back to my podiatrist because my left foot was hurting so much that it was painful to walk. i had a fractured sesamoid in my left foot this time.
i had a follow up appointment yesterday. my foot is doing better and i am off the soft cast now. i am scheduled for a bone density test on friday. i am scared. i know it is something i can work on, but i can just imagine how my parents and other non-vegans will react. some like to blame everything on the lack of calcium (milk) or iron (meat). i dread having to go through that dilemma, but at the same time, i want to find out why my body has had such a rough year. most of all, i want 2006 to be a great year !
