Sunday W4D1 :) :(

W4D1

I totally surprised myself.

I took off in the early afternoon which is rare for me. I'm finding that I really like to run in the morning. Everyone who has ever known me as a teen or young adult is totally confounded right now. NOT a morning person. Ever.

Anyway, it was interesting to gear up for the afternoon. Hat, sunglasses, I wore a hoodie but it ended up around my waist.

The first 3 min run was much easier than I expected. I'd heard from several c25kers that W4 was easier than W3 and I was all, "how can that possibly be?" but it seems they were correct. I was a bit winded but my recovery time wasn't as bad as it has been. Then came the first 5 min run. I had to slow to a walk somewhere in the middle -- I stopped the podcast but kept moving -- to catch my breath and stretch my calves but resumed running -- and the podcast -- to fulfill the full 5 min. I found myself cutting the second 3 short by about 15 seconds. I had come to Beckett anyway so I crossed.

I calculated that my final 5 min would be going uphill so I stretched out my recovery walk and looped up one street. I did my 5 min run going downhill! What a concept!! It was a lot easier. I think it is time to come up with a new route that ends on a downhill slope.

And I have the time. As I was running, I noticed a weak feeling in my right lower leg and foot whenever I lifted it from the ground. I continued on but noticed a slight limp and pain on the outside foot and ankle. During the day, the pain came and went. It did not hurt when I put weight on just the ball of my foot or just the heel but rather when my foot was flat. Then I pivoted in the kitchen and almost fainted from the pain. I called to make an appt. fearing that I had a stress fracture. You can't blame the foot, you try carrying this 211 lbs while jogging.

So, after consultation and x-rays on Tuesday, the verdict was this. NOT a fracture (whew) but rather tendonitis. I am benched from running for 4 days with the suggestion to take it easy when I start again, have to wear a sexy ankle wrap and am under strict dr.s orders to buy good shoes. I wonder if they will take my medical expenses card.......

On the shoe front, I think I'll try Hill Country Running on S. Lamar. Very good reviews and local. I've upped my budget to $100. I'll thank me later.