I have been an avid blog checker and fact finder about running. I found an article called When will running get fun. Disappointingly it said, when you can run for 30 minutes straight. Near impossibility considering my run today was more accurately described as a brisk walk. Of the 5 miles we walked, barely 1 of that was actually spent running.
I was happy that I accomplished more than what would qualify as a 5K. It took 1 and 1/2 hours to complete but still, 5 miles is 5 miles!
I have been feeling a pain in my ankle area, it feels like my foot wants to drop down instead of hold up. I have said this for the past 3 weeks and today was worse than any other, I came home and said to my husband, it really feels like my foot doesn't want to hold up. He said, then stop running on it. Great idea, I will take up hand stand running. As I lay in my bed groaning, I googled foot drop for runners. Much to my surprise, it exists. It is an actual condition. So much for those people who are runners, I have been saying this for 3 weeks and nobody told me it was a real thing. Apparently, disc problems in your lower back can cause it. Great, I haven't had one problem with my bad back while I was running and now I find out that the one pain that I do have is caused by my bad back. GRRRRRRH.
Well I will see if I can continue, there was a gnarly looking brace that some runners wear. I guess if I got that then I would look like a true runner, someone who has done this long enough to get a real runners injury.
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