INJURED

Yep... you read it right... I am injured and can't run this week!

Well, last week was a good run week for me. I ran 3 days-4-5 miles per day. Saturday was my long run and it was so gorgeous outside, I just had to run outside. Oh side note... I bought some new shoes and this was my first time wearing them. ANyways, so I had a great run on Saturday. I even felt like I could have done a little more but needed to get home. Well, later that night my right foot was killing me-right between my arch and heel and my left foot was swollen. So immediately I thought it was the shoes because i have not had any knee or foot pain since I have started running. I am thinking..." Oh great! I spend quite a bit of money on good shoes and they are not even going to work." So I tried to rest it on sunday, but then Monday morning my right foot is still just killing me. Stupid me... monday I was starting my 9 week training program and so I just had to go run and that made my foot hurt even worse and now my knee is swollen and I can hardly bend it! Yes... stupid I know but I was so excited to actually start my training and now I am paying for not just resting it.

Last night, I did ice/heat on my foot and knee and then soaked my feet in Epson salt and took some Motrin. it is a little better today but still not to the point where I should run on it. I hope it gets better because i am anxious to get running again. And the days are now ticking down to May 2nd!

I am still not sure if it was the shoes, or outside running through the dirt and snow... but something was wrong while I ran. And then my knee proably swelled up because the way i was running on a hurt foot! Yeah.. I am a mess!

Anyways, I am still going to do the 1/2 marathon though. I know I just need to let this all heal and then I will be good to go. I am trying to do some exercising each night but I can't do a ton with a hurt foot and knee.

ANybody else have these kind of problems? what did you do to help it?