Recovering From Microfracture Surgery

Standard 10 mile route along Provo River with Sasha. Easy run at an average pace of 6:55. Second have under 6:40 pace. The run was easy but my right foot was killing me the entire way. The right arch is hurting pretty bad for some reason. It has been hurting all day as well. Back to the ice and ibuprofin routine I guess.

Met Sasha at 6:00am. Ended up running 15.55 miles along Provo River at an average pace of 6:32. The bad news is my right foot was killing me every step of the run. The good news is other than the foot I felt great and never pushed the pace. This felt like an easy run pace the whole time and was very relaxed. Towards the end I was hitting consistent 6:15-20 pace and it still felt very easy. Now I just need to figure out what is wrong with my right foot.

Ok, not a god day for running for me. My right foot was in extreme pain this morning and I had to call it quits and turn back. I have rarely ever had to do this. I am usually pretty stubborn and will run through almost any pain. However, this morning was unbearable. My right foot hurts with every step on the inside top portion of the foot up about an inch from the top inside ankle area. Hard to describe but it is a very sharp pain that I could not continue to run on. I hit the elliptical for 20 minutes and it does not hurt on the elliptical. I jogged a little and it does not hurt as bad as this morning but it is still there. I went to the doctor and they took an x-ray but did not really see anything but also said that it is hard to detect a stress fracture with just an x-ray. They will order further tests if it still bothers me after doing the ice and ibuprofin routine a little longer. They suggested taking some time off and seeing if it starts to feel better. I am not one for taking time off so this is really a bummer for me. As I said I usually can just run through most injuries and just deal with the pain. I will ice again tonight and continue ibuprofin and see how it feels in the morning. If it feels ok I will probably go ahead and run but if it is still bothering me I may take a few days off and just hit the elliptical. I really do not need this right now. It is depressing to think about not being able to run right now.

Well, good news is the foot felt a lot better this morning. I got up and jogged on it to see how it felt. It felt ok but still there. I really wanted to go run with Sasha but there was a real nagging in my mind that said I better not. It was hard to give in and not go run anyway. I know if it started to feel better after one day then there is a possibility that it will completely heal if I give it another day or two. As much as I want to get out the door and run I need to force myself to take a couple more days off to see if it can heal up completely. Another piece of good news is that I am really starting to get the desire to really train harder and take things more seriously. Up until now I did not seem to have the same desire I did in the past when I was training hard. I am itching to get going again which is a good sign.