Cortisone, MRI, PT and more....

Yea so believe it or not....I am still here!! Ha! Bet you all were wondering?!  Yes I am still dealing with this aggravating foot issue!  I went to the dr. again and he scheduled me for a MRI.  After the MRI I went back to meet with him and he said things were just as he thought.  Plantar's Fasciitis.  So now to the next level of trying to get my foot better.  He did say that I could still run but just be smart about it.  He gave another Cortisone shot then set me up with PT and getting me fitted for orthotics.  My runs have been great( with the exception of the stupid heat and humidity).  I haven't went far at all, I think the most I have ran at one time was 3.39.  I definitely could have went a little farther but aired on the side of little means more!  

So, thats where I am at.  I did join a runners group though!  We meet 2x a week and it is centered around the half marathon in September.  So we will see.  I'm kinda excited about the group. Its small enough and theres people of all fitness levels.  And the first time I went they completely welcomed me with open arms.  They have been training since late April so obviously they are farther along that myself.  But I'm okay with that.  I'm also okay with running and walking that half if thats what it takes.  

Keeping it real

Last night I met up with Janice to do a short, little over 3 mile run.   It was pretty muggy since it was getting ready to rain.   I feel bad but grateful that she runs with me at least once a week if we can.  She is a much faster runner(especially in the evenings).  Janice loves running and especially in the evening.  I, on the other hand, love running in the morning.  It's like two different worlds to me.  I guess its just all in what you are use too.  I plan on running sometime today.  Right now it's raining pretty hard so it won't be first thing this morning.  However, it is suppose to be a cool day today which will help.  Not sure how long I'll go but I just want to get out there.  It's been very emotionally hard on me to stay focused on just getting out there and run and to not worry about my time.  It's just hard knowing I was a little faster last year but not so much this year! And I try very hard not to compare myself to other people and the fact that to a lot of them, it's nothing to pop out a 6 miler in way less than an hour.  Oh well.  I'm me and I'll do what I can.