{"id":1194,"date":"2024-05-25T21:12:25","date_gmt":"2024-05-25T21:12:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/liveplayrun.com\/?p=1194"},"modified":"2024-05-25T21:12:30","modified_gmt":"2024-05-25T21:12:30","slug":"back-to-running-down-a-dream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/liveplayrun.com\/?p=1194","title":{"rendered":"Back to Running Down a Dream"},"content":{"rendered":"
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13 weeks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s been 13 weeks of physical therapy (PT), doing my PT exercises multiple times daily, and patience \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And I finally have the green light to run!!!!!<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I started the Couch to 5k (C25k) running plan<\/a> this morning, Saturday, May 25, and so far all is well, no foot pain \ud83e\udd73<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Let\u2019s go back \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n

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Last fall I ran a half marathon, City of Oaks, in Raleigh, NC. I finished. During training I did have some right foot pain. Of course, plantar fasciitis is a common foot injury\/issue runners deal with and I dealt with it. Sometimes it was pretty bad, other times, manageable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the race, I took two weeks off \u2013 no running at all. I tried to run, and the foot pain returned. Alright then, body. I listened, and took 8 weeks off from running. I attempted a short, easy run at the end of January and during felt fine, however later in the day, the right foot pain was there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Damn. This is not plantar fasciitis. It was quite severe. Time for a new game plan. I sought out a PT, Jen, with BreakThrough Physical Therapy. I saw her February 22 for the first appointment. During her evaluation, she basically said the foot pain is due to my pelvis being rotated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I knew the foot pain was \u201cjust\u201d the symptom and there was more at play here, so no surprise to me. I was excited to get going with the plan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As anyone who\u2019s been to PT knows, much of it is exercises you have to do on your own at home. I was, and am, motivated to get back to running so no problem there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, about 6-7 weeks into PT every week, I was just not feeling like I was improving and it was difficult to continue. I shared this with Jen and she was so great about it \u2013 empathetic \u2013 and also blunt that I have to believe that this is going to have an end, will work, and have patience to stay the course. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was about 10 weeks I could feel it in my body, my lower back bothering me less, and doing my exercises, that there was<\/strong> a change. At my 11 week appointment she tested me and then I had the strength and she said technically could be given the green light to run. And she preferred I waited till I saw her again to be sure I was at least maintaining things. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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At this point, no problem. I had worked on my patience and self-talk around all of this.<\/p>\n\n\n

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I had had a talk with myself somewhere mid-way to 8 weeks where I just didn\u2019t feel like I was improving. I recall sitting out in our backyard, a beautiful, sunny Sunday and wondering if this was the end\u2026it\u2019s just time to throw in the towel with my running career. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, I still could envision these running dreams I have and I refuse to believe at 44 \u201cthis is just it\u201d and \u201cthis is just the way it is\u201d and \u201cit\u2019s only going to get worse from here.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So PT on I did \u2013 going every week, doing my exercises, and believing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Due to vacation in there, I saw her yesterday, at 13 weeks from starting, and re-tested, maybe even a little stronger than the last time, and was officially, officially, given the go-ahead to start running. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It\u2019s been quite a journey \u2026and really, it\u2019s only beginning. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/p>\nVincent Van Gogh<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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I realize for many, this seems like maybe even a \u201csilly\u201d worry and issue and most people claim they \u201ccan\u2019t run\u201d or \u201chate running.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Yet running for me, I\u2019ve realized is a part of who I am. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier this year, I probably had the worse mental health I\u2019ve ever had. Feeling very depressed and hopeless, about many areas of my life. I believe not running contributed to that for me. I do believe though I learned a lot \u2013 about myself, my brain, and other ways to manage things. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And, I\u2019m going to stay on this journey of running. I hope you\u2019ll follow along with me. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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13 weeks. It\u2019s been 13 weeks of physical therapy (PT), doing my PT exercises multiple times daily, and patience \u2026 And I finally have the green light to run!!!!! I started the Couch to 5k (C25k) running plan this morning, Saturday, May 25, and so …<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1236,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Join me in my journey back to running!","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4,7],"tags":[273,271,272,270,122,23,56,269,52,274,275],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t