Here are a few things that have come to light since I haven’t been running for a month.
- Aqua Jogging sucks
- Swimming is a great workout, but quite boring
- Watching paint dry is fun
- Riding a bike one handed while holding three dog leashes is dangerous
- A Springer Dog Jogger makes biking with dogs safer
- Lucy would make a good lead sled dog in the Iditarod
- According to my podiatrist, I need a shoe with a high heel
- I don’t look good in pumps
- Nike shox have a high heel, but aren’t good for running
- Some runners swear that running barefoot has alleviated all their injury problems
- Running shoe salesmen beg to differ
- Runners with PF will try anything they read on the internet to try to make it heal quicker. If you told me to boil fish heads with eye of newt and spider claw and drink on the next full moon while wearing my wife’s pumps, I would probably try it. (Fortunately she doesn’t own a pair of pumps.)
- A cortisone shot in the heel could be a temporary fix (about 3 months), but I only have three of those cards in my deck. I may soon play one of those cards.
- Airrosti, or Applied Integration for the Rapid Recovery of Soft Tissue Injuries has helped some runners with PF as well as other injuries. This painful manual manipulation treatment might work, but doesn’t exist out here in the desolate Chihuahuan Desert. I’m stuck with eye of newt for now.
- There’s only so much stretching one can do
- There’s only so much icing one can do
- Rolling your foot over a racquet ball is beneficial in loosening the tissue
- According to my podiatrist, I need a shoe with a lot of cushioning
- Hoka Mufates are the most cushioned running shoe available, but are very expensive, not to mention look like a teeny bopper shoe stuck on top of a neon marshmallow.
- I may buy a pair of Hokas
- Waiting for PF to go away sucks
- Did I mention that aqua jogging sucks?
See you on the trail.
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| Guess which one is Lucy, the lead sled dog? |
