I’ve got a bad case of loving you. (Bad Case of Loving You by Robert Palmer may he RIP).

Well, I was very happy with the Doc on Wednesday. She found that there was no stress fracture, and based on the reduction in pain, no tendinitis either! I was given a few exercises to do to strengthen the muscles in the foot, then immediately cleared to run. It really was the best news she could have given me. That night, Melanie and I ran a bit less than 2 miles, just to “try out” the foot. It hurt a bit, but none the next day.

Saturday, three of us started off running. We were scheduled for 8 miles, but I knew that I would be foolish to go that far after the running break. So, I figured I would do 4 miles. Sara ran all 8, with all but the first 2 by herself. I was so proud of her effort, and she was looking good after 6 when I drove out to find her. Lori has had a cold, so stopped to have hacking attacks a few times. This gave me the chance to take a few extra loops to increase the mileage. I have also been fighting what I think is more of a cold than a sinus infection, so stopped once to cough. While I certainly didn’t break any speed records, I ended up with 4.4 miles in about 43 minutes. My foot felt good after the distance, so believe that he worst of it is behind me (until next time).

Last night, we had a party at the house. I was on my feet all day and literally didn’t sit down except to put shoes on from 10 AM until 12:30 this morning. Once I sat, I was asleep within minutes. My ankles are swollen today, but it is from the standing, not the running. My goal is to be back to the scheduled distance within 2 weeks, but will try to run the scheduled 9 miles on Saturday. We will need to plot out a course that is as flat as possible, since this will be my longest distance ever (6.2 was my previous record). I could have definitely gone longer yesterday, so know that I can do 6 easily (I have done this 10 or more times). So, it’s really only miles 7, 8, and 9 that worry me!