Am I happy with the way February went for me? No.
My break from running in January carried over into February (the flu followed by a wisdom tooth removal) and just when I thought things were looking up again, I encountered another setback.
Although I've never had to deal with foot issues while running any of my five previous marathons, Dopey (my 6th marathon) decided to throw a curve ball at me. So, without spilling too many details because...ewww feet, gross...my improper running form towards the end of the marathon decided to cause a continued pounding on a nail bed which in turn didn't bother me at all until I started physical therapy a few weeks ago. Even though the physical therapy is for a non-running related issue, my physical therapist says my entire body is out of whack and she wants to try and get me back where I need to be. Some of the fascia stretching exercises she had me doing on my feet caused pretty bad pain in that toe later on - the pain was so great it woke me up in the middle of the night a few nights in a row.
So, I saw a podiatrist yesterday (because I was honestly worried that something was infected)...but thankfully it's not. He told me he could remove the injured nail or just let it try and grow out on its own. Lovely. In the mean time, he said I might just have to deal with the pain. I told him that I'm running a half this coming Sunday regardless (Rock n Roll New Orleans) and he advised me to call him back if I'm in intense pain the following day! Sounds promising, right? (Insert eye roll here)
It's all just a hot mess over here!
On a positive note though, several good things did happen in February...we are getting an Orange Theory over here and I joined!! I'm SO excited to get back into a group atmosphere again because I miss it so much! Cross training is also something my poor body is desperately in need of...so yeah! It's opening sometime in May and I can't wait!
And on a non physical fitness note, we saw Black Panther on Friday night and we LOVED it! So good!!
Soooo, even though February wasn't so great on the running front, it still shaped out to be a decent month, anyway!
Any Orange Theory fans out there? What's something I should know before taking my first class? Anyone else seen Black Panther? Thoughts?
It's the Tuesdays on the Run link up with Erika, Marcia and Patty!
That pic of you and your little guy is adorable! Sorry to hear that you have having such foot problems. I have had a toe nail fall off awhile back and when it grew back it was like a double toenail...so gross. But fortunately it has not given me any pain.
ReplyDeleteThank you! Oh my goodness that sounds rough! Glad it's not hurting you! :)
DeleteGood luck with your foot, and toenail. And good luck with RnR. I hope you don't have to call the podiatrist.
ReplyDeleteMe too!! Thank you!
DeleteYour poor foot! Hope the pain goes away quickly and it doesn't cause issues at your race.
ReplyDeleteThanks, me too! :)
DeleteNot the nicest couple of months for you running wise, but I absolutely love your positive attitude through it all (and the fact that you are defying your podiatrist!) Hope you have a great race (be careful to listen to your body) and that your foot issues are sorted out in March!
ReplyDeleteThanks! I'm not technically defying him because he did tell me to go and have fun...buuuut yeah. I know it's not the smartest thing to do but I'm doing it anyway! Hah!
DeleteI went back to my PT earlier this year after about a year and he just shook his head when he saw how misaligned I had gotten. I always have a black or missing toenail. I am too embarrassed to go get a pedicure with my friends because of the nails. Thankfully none of them hurt too bad after they had happened. I do miss pedicures though.....
ReplyDeleteI haven’t had a pedicure in a long time either! Sad times. Oh well! Haha!
DeleteI've heard of OrangeTheory and took one class. I actually liked it but didn't sign up.
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen Black Panther and of course have heard so many great things about it.
Have a great race in NOLA and take care of that foot.
Thank you so much! Glad to hear you liked orange theory! We shall see what I think soon! :)
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