Progress!!

Linear Trail; 78 degrees; splits 9:47; 9:57; 10:37; 10:05; 9:39; 50:05 total for 5 miles; 10:01 per mile pace.

I'm feeling positive. I was able to schedule an appointment with another podiatrist for this coming Monday. After researching Connecticut Magazine's "Top Docs," I settled on a podiatrist in the town I work in. I was amazed to find out I could see him so soon. My heel actually is doing fine. The problem has shifted to the area below my little toe, on the "fatty" part underneath. Whenever I stand for an extended period of time, it feels as if it has swollen, and hurts like heck. Once I rest it, it goes away. I still have the tingly sensation however. So, Monday I'm hoping to get answers to my questions.
It was 78 degrees outside by the time I was able to get to the linear trail. I'm still not taking a chance and running on the roads yet. I decided to run-walk-run an extra mile today to see how my heel would react, and also to see if my split times would still be consistent. I couldn't have been happier. I didn't experience any pain, and my splits averaged out to just over a 10 minute average, mainly due to me refusing to take the one minute walk break with a half mile to go. Yes, that is allowed in the Jeff Galloway training! That's what is so great about his method. It's flexible in that if you're feeling good and want to skip the walk break at any time, you can. As of 9:30 at night my heel is still pain free, which is pretty amazing considering I just realized that I never iced it. I'm probably going to attempt another run tomorrow to see how it holds up with back to back runs.