Earlier this month I felt soreness in my right knee. The ache came and went, and traveled around the front of my knee to the back of my leg right above the knee. Last week I thought I would stretch the tightness out of my right leg, and when I did I felt a tingle through my calf and heel to my toes.
Something was wrong, but I figured I could run for the rest of the month until tomorrow's half marathon at the San Francisco Marathon. A week ago today I ran 12 miles along the Chicago waterfront. What a great place to run. Unfortunately, the pain that unusually subsides in my knee after a mile or so didn't go away until five miles. Then my right foot hurt. Later that day I found it painful to walk. I was pretty sure I'd miss the half marathon.
I haven't run since. My podiatrist has a cheery prognosis: take a week off and get new orthotics. I'll do him three weeks better and take all of August off, trying to stay in shape by swimming. I also plan to get fitted for shoes, just to see if I should move on from my Adidas Boston Classics that have worked so well for four years.
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