I Should Have Listened to My Podiatrist

53 degrees; splits 8:47; 8:47; 8:45; 8:52; 8:53; 8:36; 52:40 total for 6 miles; 8:46 per mile pace.

I ran 6 miles on the Linear Trail. It felt effortless at the beginning, and actually at the end also. One problem. My left heel, the same heel that I got a cortisone shot in 2 months ago, is not happy. I might even say, no, I WILL say that it's feeling exactly the way it did prior to me getting the shot 2 months ago. I went in my whirlpool, I've put ice on it, I've taken ibuprofen, and instead of feeling better it's feeling worse. I guess the tingly feeling that started yesterday was my first clue that trouble was heading my way. I'm frustrated, angry and whatever adjectives I can use to describe pissed off. I'm putting my heel lifts back in my shoes, resting my feet, continuing to ice it, and of course keeping my fingers crossed. Yup, I should have listened to my podiatrist. Instead, I apparently did too much, too fast. Friday is the first day of spring. Was today my last day of running for a while, or worse yet, forever?? (Yeah I know, kind of dramatic, aren't I?!!) :-)