Today's tempo run: 1 mile easy, 5 miles fast. I decided just to head home from work, taking a circuitous route. I didn't take the tempo run route I've been taking, as my legs always seem to be super tired on it, so I thought mentally I needed a change of scenery. Well - didn't help. Basically as soon as I tried to hit tempo pace, my calves seized up. I stopped multiple times to stretch them, which was super-painful. Anytime I approached any sort of incline, it was all I could do not to walk. After at least a mile or more at tempo, I finally got them loosened up.
I saw some beautiful houses on this route - I definitely don't live on the nicest street in the neighborhood! Unfortunately at mile 5 my foot started hurting, and I eventually quit early at mile 5.5 The pain was in my mid-foot and more dull and achy then the sharpness I feel like usually accompanies tendonitis. So of course I'm worried again that it's a stress fracture getting worse. I had tried wearing my old shoes today, because both my body worker and doctor wondered if my new shoes were causing problems. Obviously not. Perhaps they are actually too worn out. Not sure which pair I'll wear this weekend (maybe the in-between pair, although it might be a moot point if I can't get past 5 miles either way). The doctor didn't order x-rays, because he said he should be able to find a stress fracture by pushing on the bone without pushing on the tendon. There were a few tender spots, but not much worse at all than my left foot, and not in a pin-point location.
So anyway, I'm icing the foot right now, will be doing some more stretching of my legs, and will be doing some internet research to see how I can fix my muscles. Perhaps I'm lacking Potassium or something silly like that?
Cross your fingers for me please.
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