Of Mice and Marathons

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Gave my foot the lateral squeeze test and poked around near the third and forth metatarsal head and got the distinct clicking/popping/grinding of a neuroma. Just resting it for now, wearing my wide toebox Altras around the house. I will likely go some cross training once I get this round of papers shipped off. High incline walking didn't seem to bother too much. I think I will also rig up a ball of the foot pad with some tape to keep it in place. I think this is what I did 7 years ago, but I wasn't on the blog and didn't keep any other form of notes.

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Grading.

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Grading. I've been icing my foot and taking pain reliever to make sure the neuroma doesn't get beyond its intitial stages. Frustrated but not enough to try running. It's been snowing a good bit and there is nowhere around here thats decent to run.

I haven't been cross training as I have been grading and talking myself out of going to the gym. I still can't be sure whether or not cross training will make it worse.

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Wow. Not sure where the last 4 days have gone as I begin to catch up on entries.

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I have still been grading and icing. I have been taking pain reliever more regularly. Today the foot has felt pretty good. No weird twinges or anything. So much for cross training this thing. Hoping a 10-14 day rest period will rest this thing and I can get back to business.

PM: 6 miles on the treadmill in 55:30

Started out slow and picked it up somewhat. My foot felt fine, then around 13-18' it felt slightly weird, but then it felt completely fine so I kept running.

I used a ball of the foot pad behind the metatarsal head and my old Altras, which seem to be the right combo.

Felt great to run and sweat.