10.27.2009

The Boot Gets The Boot

Well running friends....my AWOL time is nearing its end. It has been 3 weeks and 3 days since I fractured my metatarsal and was confined to The Boot. Per the doctor's instructions, I have behaved, worn the boot, and let my foot heal to the best of my ability. It is no longer tender, nor in pain...I can walk without a limp. I spent the weekend around the house sans boot, and still all felt fine.

I have been swimming and lifting weights in my forced running sabbatical. On Saturday, I tried my old yoga class to see how the foot held up. All was well. Sunday I did a test lap on the track after my weight/core session...and, well, one lap was all I managed. The foot felt a little weak (to be expected) yet not exactly painful. It was somewhat tender afterward, so I decided I will give it another week before trying running again. Also, I believe that my 10-month old shoes with 700+ miles on them may have been somewhat of a causal factor in the fracture in the first place. On my test lap, I was very, very aware of what my footstrike was doing; I felt a distinct oddness/hollowness in the forefoot of my right shoe; just in the area where my stress fracture occurred. Why didn't I notice that before I broke my foot?!

Anyway, who doesn't love a reason to buy a new pair of running shoes?! Perhpaps in pink this time, rather than blue?! Asics 2140's here I come...

6 comments:

  1. Yay! No more boot! I've had to wear the dreaded boot too, but I had to wear for 6 weeks! I always felt super silly walking around in it. Congrats!

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  2. Trading the boot for a new pair of 2140's - NICE! Yeay :D

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  3. I love me the 2140's! Congrats on giving the boot the boot!!!

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  4. Surely, you must kick somebody (who deserves it of course) before losing the boot. Give 'em the "boot" so to speak.

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  5. Yes, I'm sure the 700+ miles had something to do with it. That, and kicking a brick wall. What? You didn't kick a brick wall?Nevermind.

    ~carpeviam

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  6. Am I the only one who thought Teh Boot was kinda ... hawt? Man, I had these visions of you in that boot with a re-purposed football helmet on your head to keep you from inadvertently causing brain injury to yourself; possibly you were wearing some kinda body armor, too, in case you got all worked up over something, like seeing a squirrel, and started flailing away and hitting yourself ... I mean, come ON! Like I said - HAWT.

    Really? I'm the only one?

    If so, can I have the boot? It's for ... um ... a "friend". He promises not to do anything weird with it.

    But he's a liar.

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