I've had it for about a month. At first I thought it would go away if I ran on flat ground b/c 1) my inner ankle tendinitis went away with a little TLC and running on flat ground without me reducing my mileage or intensity and 2) my podiatrist told me I could run through it while icing and taking a course of anti-inflammatories. Well, it's still sore when I get up in the morning and sometimes when I walk around and I don't want a chronic thing and today my podiatrist checked in with me and told me at this point 7-10 days of rest would probably be the best thing for it (in good news-and the reason i was at the podiatrist-the wart on my foot is finally gone-7 painful months later-you're welcome for the update). [Sidenote, I really should just recycle the trail running shoes that caused the break in the skin that led to the wart since I haven't worn them since and never will again. They've never fit right and one of the blisters/rubbings they caused-and i've never gotten a blister from any other pair of running shoes-led to the hot spot that made my skin vulnerable. They are so never going on my feet again.] So even though I wore my running clothes to the podiatrist's office I've still got them on, haven't run, and and am completing day 3 of no running. If I don't run Wed, Thurs, or Fri that will give me 6 rest days before my race. And since my achilles case seems pretty mild I'm thinking I will be better by then and will call 6 days good to go. So I'll race, get my 5kish run in, and then do my long run early next week. AND be healed of course! I'm crazy sick of not running on any hills or on any trails.
On the one hand, it's so ridiculous to be taking time off after my first official week of marathon training....BUT, who is to say what the first week of training is? I've been keeping my mileage up all late spring. I raced all early spring, had a few late-spring races, and I've recently been doing speed work. There is no real "now it's ON" just b/c i'm on my official schedule. Sooooo....let's hope my "Audrey loves to be tapered and always PRs coming off of injuries" history holds true. I'm sure I'll be tapered, edgy, and miserable by Friday so I'll make sure to reread this post for an ethusiasm check-in :)
more pool time? yeah, I know, no thank you, you want to be out ther pounding the pavement. Hope you heal quickly. Gosh, don't you LUV anti-inflammatory meds??
Posted by: Shelly | July 07, 2009 at 11:14 PM
I'm with Shelly on the pool suggestion! Maybe even some nice deep water running. ;-)
It would be much more ridiculous if you carried on the first week of full marathon training and allowed the tendinitis to get out of hand!
Good luck in banishing it.
Posted by: Wendy | July 08, 2009 at 06:46 AM
Haha, I was just going to say what the others said. I guess that means more pool time! Hey - injuries are good for something! At least if you spend the next few days hitting the pool, you'll feel more comfortable in the water by race day.
Posted by: Lesser Is More | July 08, 2009 at 07:42 AM
Achilles tendinitis sucks!
I've had other running injuries but this is the first one that has me worried. I took a week off from running and my achilles feels much better. I was going to run today, but I might follow your doctors advice for you and add a couple more days of rest.
I ordered a Achilles Tendon Strap which lifts the heel slightly and cushions the achilles. I'm looking forward to trying it out to see if it helps.
Rest up! You'll be back at it and pain free in no time. It's better to get this taken care of at the start of marathon training instead of suffering through training.
Good luck!
Posted by: ShoreTurtle | July 08, 2009 at 03:01 PM