July 2021 was the fall, spring 2021 was the peak. After using the pandemic\u2019s WFH and travel less time to build running I managed to kick ass in the first quarter of the year running times I hadn\u2019t seen since my 30s. We got a cabin in April up in Blue Ridge near the Benton MacKaye trail and I found a local 3 mile up and back section with a great view to trail run. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then it happened. Down hill on the trail at PR time and my right foot rolled. I fell hard and the heat in my ankle was burning. I continued out of ego and made it to the bottom but it swelled like a balloon. I later recalled jumping off of the truck bed and a burn in my ankle and have memory of that being not quite right. Then again running in VA it just kept rolling. I should have gone to a doctor but didn\u2019t. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
What happened<\/strong>? Well it all came back, work got stressful and I didn\u2019t find other exercises- I just stopped. Work picked up and I began to stress eat. In 12 months I had gained all the weight back and then some. Now I\u2019m more than I\u2019ve ever been and it\u2019s disturbing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Even hiking is hard. I tried to do my annual trek on the AT and had to abort because the pain in my right foot was immense. Now I had arch pain and it was so debilitating that I couldn\u2019t walk for a day. Just hung out at the cabin and RICE. That was a scene – called my neighbor in Blue Ridge and he came and got me<\/p>\n\n\n\n Last month I finally went to a podiatrist. Initial decision was to do PT and strengthen my ankle. Did get an MRI and there is scarring on my ligaments which likely means they are stretched. And a bone spur in my Arch. He want\u2019s to sell me a $450 shoe insert. And said that my foot is leaning in. 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