The doc is pretty confident it is a very small stress fracture. I'm thinking it is just severe bone fatigue. My body was telling me that running a half-marathon the weekend after 23 miles in the Race to the Beach Relay was going to be a really bad idea. Fortunately I listened. It was a little hard to be in Boston during the half, but there are many more races ahead of me, just not in June.
A few things I've learned since I began wearing da boot:
- I'm a much nicer person when I can work-out every morning. Okay, make that a much nicer mama. Getting the kids ready for the day is much easier when I have done an hour workout before making toast and packing lunches.
- I really miss my work-out peeps. I never thought I had my own work-out tribe. Now I know I do. I almost cried when one of them called me yesterday to see how I was doing. These women are turning out to be quite an eclectic friend group who I have come to really enjoy over the last year.
- Spinning is something I can still do pain free. This might just be my ticket to tri-training for the next couple weeks.
- Finally, my students really care about me. Yesterday I suggested that I might just leave da boot at home for graduation and I got quite a talking to by my seniors. They suggested I take some of my own advice and "Follow the directions and take your time." This was a great teacher-as-student, student-as-teacher moment.
So it looks like I'll be in da boot for another couple weeks. Or not...it'll be maddening to be at the No Bananas Race without running. Guess I'll just have to wear my race director hat. And just maybe I'll learn a few more things over the next couple weeks.
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