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cjsmith ([personal profile] cjsmith) wrote2004-05-10 02:22 pm

Feet: YAY!

Status:
I ran a mile Saturday morning.
I ran a mile Sunday morning.

YAY! Two days in a row! And my bloodstream was low on painkillers both mornings, which turned out to be Very Bad for other reasons but did give me a good idea of whether my feet really hurt. They didn't. Only the tiniest of tingles.

This is a HUGE sign of hope. Maybe I can leave the nerves in place, alive.

Aftereffects: mild soreness, mild tingling, starting yesterday and continuing into today.

Plan: 1) Run three days a week (no two adjacent), build up my wind again.
2) Gradually expand mileage until running, say, 3 miles or so easily.
3) Break 9mi/wk down into a four-day-per-week regimen.
4) Gradually expand mileage to train for whatever length I want.

I am very sorry to miss Bay to Breakers this year (it's next weekend) and am visualizing myself joyfully running it in 2005.
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[personal profile] firecat 2004-05-11 12:12 am (UTC)(link)
i'm really glad the treatment is working well!

[identity profile] cjsmith.livejournal.com 2004-05-11 09:26 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks! I ran another mile this morning. There's only a little lingering soreness, and there was no pain during the run. I'm so pleased I can barely contain myself!