http://www.roadtoboston.com/blog A Personal Journey on the Way to the Boston Marathon Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:25:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It has now been one month since I started back running and almost 4 weeks since I had the cortisone shot in my right heel. My running chart hasn’t looked this good in a long time: My right heel has been holding up great and I have just some very ... http://www.roadtoboston.com/blog/2008/07/21/one-month-of-running/ After not running regularly for several months, running feels as though I’m almost starting over.  I started running 2 years ago, well, probably not running, but I started the C25K plan just about 2 years ago.  I think I am probably at the stage I was just after I completed ... http://www.roadtoboston.com/blog/2008/07/12/starting-over/ Today I did my first run since getting the Cortisone shot. It went great.  Normally I have some soreness for the first 0.5 miles or so, but today, my right heel felt completely normal.  I still had a little soreness in my left heel, but that was fully expected. As of ... http://www.roadtoboston.com/blog/2008/06/28/so-far-so-good/ After my initial high from visiting the Orthopedic Surgeon and finding out about the Cortisone shot, I decided to do some research.  I found out that it isn't actually recommend and that it tends to weaken the Achilles tendon, resulting in ruptures.  This was rather depressing to find out. I decided ... http://www.roadtoboston.com/blog/2008/06/25/cortisone-shot/ I finally went to see an Orthopedic Surgeon today and I was able to get a proper diagnosis as to what I have. Contrary to what the radiologists reading of the x-ray I had done a couple weeks ago, I actually have a bone spur on my right heel that ... http://www.roadtoboston.com/blog/2008/06/23/insertional-achilles-tendonitis/ I'm currently on vacation in Trinidad and my dad who is a doctor suggested I get my heel x-rayed while in Trinidad.....it actually costs the equivalent of US$20 to get it done. So, I had both heels x-rayed and it turns out that I do not have bone spur on my ... http://www.roadtoboston.com/blog/2008/06/10/its-not-a-bone-spur-after-all/ As some people have noticed, I haven't been running for several weeks.  My right heel started to act up again so I've stopped running and I have been doing some elliptical work for exercise. Today I woke up and my heel was stiff, but then a few hours later (I'm a ... http://www.roadtoboston.com/blog/2008/04/20/this-old-body/ This week didn't quite go as planned.  Family obligations prevented me from running on Wednesday, breaking my running streak at 18 consecutive days. Thursday was in the low 70'sF, but it was warm enough that it made my 4-mile run a really tough one.  I've come to realize that I am ... http://www.roadtoboston.com/blog/2008/03/15/i-hate-running-when-its-warm/ Last week was another great running week for me. I managed to end the week at 27 miles for the second time in a row. I also managed to keep my running streak alive, but it took a lot of will power on one of the days... The problem was on ... http://www.roadtoboston.com/blog/2008/03/10/running-in-the-rain/ This has been the best week of running I've had since last year October.  I managed to run every day of the week for a weekly total of 27 miles. I ran a long run of 5 miles on Sunday and then ran 4 miles each of the next 5 days. ... http://www.roadtoboston.com/blog/2008/03/01/running-with-my-daughter/