Chain Reaction

So, remember how I said I twisted my ankle, but it wasn’t that bad? Well I lied. It has spiraled into the end of my half marathon (possibly) 😦 Let’s back up to yesterday morning.

I had been feeling some minor pain in the arch of my foot since my 10 mile run on Monday, but it wasn’t bad enough to stop me from heading out for a 5 mile run on Thursday morning. I geared up and hit the road on a gorgeous, cool morning. About a mile and a half into my run my lower back started to hurt. I pushed through for another half mile, and then I doubled over in pain. I walked for a while and then my back felt better. So I ran some more, then it started to hurt again, and since I was close to home I cut my run short at 4.3 miles.

I showered and got dressed and started packing for Aunt Joan’s house (we were going there last night for Rosh Hashanah). In the middle of packing I had to lie down because my back hurt so much. When I got up I couldn’t even stand straight. Then we got in the car for 2+ hours to get to Joan’s. When we got there Mom asked Joan if her friend Paula was coming to dinner, which she was. Paula is a masseuse and I ended up going over to her place later in the day so she could work on my back.

Turns out that I basically did everything wrong (finished my run, didn’t take Advil (for anti-inflamatory purposes), sat in the car). I decided that this whole back thing stemmed from twisting my ankle, which led to the pain in my arch, which led to not being able to stand up straight. Minor–> major. Paula said my entire right side was inflamed (same side as my ankle). She worked on my back for a little while, and it felt a-maz-ing. I asked if the half marathon will still be possible. Looks like we’ll have to wait and see… 😕 For now I have to take it easy, and NO running. If in a day or 2 I feel better, we’ll reassess…

Cross your fingers for me! Please!

–Melissa

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