The Doctor Speaks

So today I had my long awaited podiatry appointment......It has taken me 4 weeks to get this appointment with Dr. David T. Weiss of West End Foot and Ankle who has been voted Richmond Magazine's Top Docs 2012 Winner.

While waiting myself and few others decided to self diagnosis.  Here is some of what I got:


Plantar Fasciitis - Mechelle Lewis - 2008 Track and Field Olympian and my cousin!
Joint Inflammation - Sara Hyman - My dear friend with a similar experience
Stress Fracture - Yours Truly
Metatarsalgia - Yours Truly again!

Well survey says:  Metatarsaligia or as Sara put it.....joint inflammation!

After a $50 co-pay, x-ray and consultation with Dr. Weiss he thought it would be best to give me a cortisone shot, shoe pad to wear for the next 2 to 3 weeks and orders to stay off heels for a few weeks as well.

I asked the million dollar questions......Can I still run....and the answer was YES just stay off of it for a while and make sure that you have the proper shoes.  So my next question was so you said a while can I go out Saturday?  His answer was yes!  Excited!

So now I really don't have a reason to not be out there and I just got an email from Arvat of Richmond
City Runners of Color (turn vol. down) that half marathon training starts Saturday.  So while my goal is just to make it through the 8k, I'm amped that I can get out there and at least try.

Remember....Nothing beats a failure but a try. So if participating in a race peaks your interest all I can say is to just try, I know that I am!

Will you join me?

These shoes aren't made for running!

With the sun rising later each morning, it's making it dag on hard to get out of that bed at 5:40 and prepare for a run.  This girl is in need of a boost!  According to Richmondmarathon.com I have exactly 73 days to accomplish this......good bejesus!!!!!! I've got to get it in.

Okay I'm trying to stay accountable but I've gotta get on my running shoes!!!!!

TODAY! or maybe I should wait until after this podiatry appointment tomorrow.....hmmmmm

In the rain

So I picked up Tiff and we waited for Tam and we watched the rain pour pour pour but..... we did it! We got out of the car and put one foot in front of the other and we did the dag on thing. Tiff is a trooper being that it was her first day out. Tam was out there but I sware that she was laying me out in her mind for having her out in this rain. All in all running in the rain wasn't too bad EXCEPT for the hair product that ran in my eye and down my neck and impeded my ability to see at some point during my hour out. So for my curlfriends if you are going to run in the rain I would suggest you do so with your hair product free.

Destined to Run!

Today is the day that I've declared that I'm destined to run!  My first goal is to run the HCA Virginia 8k.  As of now I have 77 days to get it in.  I've been away from training for 2 weeks now and today I could only mustar up enough energy to walk 2 miles and return but tomorrow I'm going out with my River City Runners of Color gang.  I'm bringing my girl Tiff out with me and Tam has been doing the dag on thing while I've been off doing other stuff the past two weeks but I'm about to get it in.  Oh and yeah my right foot hurts....we will see what the podiatrist says on Thursday.

Let the count down begin!