#corunning

I ran the Beat the Blerch half in Seattle, after having only run about 50 miles in the new shoes (which a slight bit of heel pain I assumed was due to breaking in the shoes). I couldn’t walk on my heel for 2 days after that race. I gave it 3 weeks of rehab and tried to go for a 5 mile run. Nope. Couldn’t walk again. 

At this point I figured I’d see a doctor. I have Plantars Fasciitis (which is the most bourgeoisie injury I can possibly imagine). Regardless of my embarrassment over having to tell people what my injury, it’s basically the battle mark of runners and means I’m out of commission for a bit while it takes its amazingly long amount of time to heel (ha, get it? Because it’s a heel/foot injury?)....

So since I’m increasingly more frustrated by my inability to run, I thought I would list all the things I’ve been doing that aren’t running:

- Reading lots of Buzzfeed.

- Watching lots of youtube. 

- Trying not to fail my grad school class.

- Stressing over my grad school class.

- Finding excuses to visit breweries.

- Eating cheese.

What I should have been doing:

- stationary bicycle

- yoga

- literally any form of exercise that isn’t just putting food into my mouth.