Life Could Be Better

After my track workout last week (see previous post), I had some serious pain in my heel. The painful area was tiny, but it felt like someone was shoving a sharp knife into my right foot every time I took a step. Remember that story of the princess and the pea? In fairness to my heel, it had been hurting a little for a week or so (I know, Lauren Sager, I know).

Some of my friends are hypochondriacs, I'm just the opposite. I usually think these things will just work themselves out, but a few hours after our workout, the pain was so bad that I had to break down and go to the foot doctor. I hate doctors --- especially foot doctors. Podiatrist are alarmist. They always go through some long list of problems that Americans are going to face if they don't start taking care of their feet (yawn) ----- with a special rant for girls that wear flip flops.

This particular doctor and I got off on the wrong foot (ha) when she asked if I was there to take care of the two toenails that have turned black and separated from the nail bed. Don't be silly, those toenails will fall right off on their own. Or maybe I wanted to discuss the callouses on my poor little feet. No, doc, I was only there to fix my gimpy heel. We did x-rays, stride tests and worked on different cushioning options. Just when she had me down for the count, she had to pop in with the "no running for a few days" news. I was in tears. So, last week for 4 days I was sentenced to do nothing.

Sure, this sounds like good news, but I was spiraling about it. I couldn't run and the rest of my group was training. This is my worst case scenario. I iced my foot, I wore proper shoes (even to a concert when my very cute shoes were begging to go) and I took care of myself for the rest of the week. Saturday, I ran half the distance that my group was running. This week I am back to the schedule and I am hoping it stays that way.

I took this picture in Jordan with my Aussie friends. The pharmacy's slogan is "Life Could Be Better". That's how I felt last week --- life could be a whole lot better. On a happy note, I just *had* to buy a few new pairs of indie girl tennis shoes.