Psalm 91:1 NKJV He who dwells in the secret place

Yikes, that is a brutal run. When you started telling the part about running behind Albertson's I thought for sure you were going to say you got mugged. I hope you feel better.

7:19 is slow? You're being to hard on yourself. That's not slow given all you've had to work through.

Go get checked out. Man, you and running are not mixing well this year.

Jeff - This year is not the year for running. I've really started to see that.

Maybe God is directing me elsewhere.

You have an excellent foot doctor up in IF that only works on athletes. He actually used to work with NFL athletes like Deion Sanders and Warren Sapp, but to get a visit is like a month out. I was referred to him by my Chiropractor.

Robert - I really felt sluggish and tired, even after 8 hours of sleep this whole week.

Jun - I might need to get checked out because I'm really feeling disoriented and dizzy. Definitely the foot will be checked out.

Be sure to eat a well balanced diet. I know runners like to "cut back" during down times in order to avoid weight gain. Problem is that will prolong the healing since the body needs proper nutrition in order to repair itself. I've fallen into this trap myself.

Robert - Thanks that's a good point. I need to also really ICE my foot more. How bad was your foot hurting when you were running on it?

Call Mr. Muscle Strain or Tendonitis. I've only had one case of what would be a more compartment type injury in the foot and my Podiatrist determined that to be a turf toe of sorts. I continued to run on that, but nearly all on flat surfaces and iced it as much as possible. I try to be diligent in fixing the issues that pop up and keep my recovery active. A little rest, but mostly icing, massage, taking IBUs, stretching, PT, check running form, improve diet, you name it. I've found ignoring the injury and just resting doesn't work and worst of all I don't learn anything about my body and recovery. However, keep in mind my issues have been muscle and tendon related. I don't recall if you've ruled out a stress fracture. That's a different ball game, but even then you can be active in other ways. I use to have tendon issues with my feet all the time until I bit the bullet and purchased custom orthotics. I've learned a lot of stuff along the way and continue to do so, but I still get my share of injury as well. When injury happens, I just work on it and keep moving. Just my 2 cents. I wish a speedy return to 100% because I can tell how much running means to you.