Texas temperature was about 70 degrees, but it seemed warmer. I had to remove my singlet after mile 3 to stay cooled down. Ran over at Florence HS track. Today I went to see Dr. Spears about the pain in the right heel I have had for 2 months. It has done some healing over the past 10 days and felt almost better tonight. Dr. Spears said it was not a heel spur, but probably was a mild case of plantar fasciitis. Dr. Spears said recent medical learning indicates plantar fasciatis is incorrectly named, because it has nothing to do with inflamation, but rather with the tear in the tendon. And he said my tear must have been mild enough that is is healing on its own. I have been on 10mg of prednisone for the past 2 weeks, and am back down to 6mg now for the past 2 days. The 4mg that I was taking in November and December just didn't work, too much muscle pain. I felt great like a new man the past 2 weeks. Back to running is great. I love it. Back to my prep for Boston. Only 14 weeks to get ready. |