I have a mild (thank God!) case of peroneal tendonitis in my left ankle to go along with the PF in that foot. The peroneal tendon is the one that goes around the back of the lateral malleolus (ankle bone) and attaches to the side of the foot. And guess when it got aggravated? Running on the slant on Hwy 163 in San Diego. Doc said it's not bad and two weeks of no running, lots of stretching, ibuprofen and wearing my arch supports, arch strap and Strassburg sock should get rid of it, as well as ease up the PF I've been suffering from for months. I'm not too happy about not running. But he did say walking was fine, as was anything at the gym besides running on the treadmill. So I suppose I should listen to him and take it easy for a couple weeks.
It means I won't be fully ready for the local half mary, but I'll be fine for Detroit. I'm not sure about the Crim 10-miler in August. I still want to do it, but we'll have to see where I'm at at that point. Might go anyway just to enjoy the festivities. :)
So, today is a stretching/strengthening day. I'm going to go for a short walk when I get home and then stretch it out for an hour or so..maybe do some yoga. One thing he did say is that I have very stiff ankles..and that lots of stretching should help ease up those calf muscles and my achilles tendon, which should in turn help my ankles be a bit more flexible. And that, in turn, would help my running gait so I'm not slapping my foot down (which I noticed I do on the left foot). We shall see!
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