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Re: Anyone starting C25K in late Sept?

guest — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 21:11:04 GMT

Maureen!! I totally agree with you. I have spent way too much money on this to give up now (and am continuing to spend money with this injury).

I went to the Orthopedic Dr. yesterday! He says I have Plantar Fasciitis! I figured as much. I guess I was pre-disposed to it after that injury I had 5 years ago (which likely affected my Plantar Fascia, leaving it prone to re-injury).

I was expecting to be given arch supports since it is my arch that is hurting so bad, but they gave me Spanco inserts (which, granted, do have some arch support in them), and added a slab of outer foot support all along the outer edge! I was very confused by that... But, I am going to wear them religously for the next three weeks and see how it goes. If they don't help I will go back.

The thing is, I am really not sure when I should start easing back into running again. The doctor just said to "take it slow"... well what the heck does that mean?! That isn't very specific! But, I think I will start going for 30 min walks 4 times a week or so... and when my feet stop hurting while I walk, maybe I will ease into running from there? Idk.

And for the record, I still haven't finished the C25k!!! I finished week 8 and that is when my foot started really going crazy.

Anyone starting C25K in late Sept?

guest — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 19:39:44 GMT

Hi everyone! Congrats Maureen on your second 5k! That sounds like it was wonderful!

Tomorrow is my appointment with the Orthopaedic foot and ankle guy. I am so excited to start getting this foot problem taken care of, especially since it seems to be getting worse and worse even though I haven't run in almost 3 weeks. I'll let you all know how it goes!

Anyone starting C25K in late Sept?

guest — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 20:40:04 GMT

Hey everybody. It's been quiet in here the past few days since so many people have finished!

To those who have (and to those who are about to): Congratulations and keep updating here on your continued running plans, races, and progress!!

I have an appointment with an Othropaedic on December 3rd. I wish they could have gotten me in earlier, but oh well. Based on my Runner's world injury forum questions/answers, I'm expecting them to want me to get an MRI and then possibly treat it with an Orthotic.

I did W8D2 and W8D3 over the last couple of days because my foot was feeling a little better after the rest period. Anyone else notice that if you run "there and back" rather than a big loop, the whole thing seems to go by a lot quicker? I did that big 5k loop around my neighborhood on W8D3 and boy did that seem long! Luckily it was really nice out, so it was a good day for it, but I think I'm going to stick with running to a point and then running back for the most part from now on!

I think I will go ahead and do week 9 just to finish it up while I wait to go to the Ortho. I've run this far on it, so whats another 3 days? It doesn't seem like I am injuring it any further when I run (though I'm sure if I ran consistantly with bad shoes, and walked around a lot with bad shoes, I might do some damage.. but, I'm not going to do that!). I will do W9D1 today.

Happy thanksgiving to everyone!!

Re: Anyone starting C25K in late Sept?

guest — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 14:34:19 GMT

Good luck of your 5k tomorrow Nicolette!!

Congratulations on finishing, Jeb! And 3.25 miles! wow!! Any plans for whats next?

As for me, I'm still on break from running. My last run (W8D1) was one week ago today, but it feels like so much longer. I never thought I would be saying this... but I really miss running!! I've been looking up info about Plantar Fasciitis and I'm pretty certain that is what it is, so I have been icing my foot and I found a taping method that really seems to help. I'm not going to start running again until I see the Podiatrist, though, because I don't want to risk hurting anything even more.

Learning The Hard Way...

guest — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:35:22 GMT

Very inspiring story! Thank you for sharing!

Re: Anyone starting C25K in late Sept?

guest — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 19:20:35 GMT

THAT IS THE BEST POEM EVER!!!! I can't believe you really came up with that while you were running!!! I am very impressed!!

edit: And congratulations on finishing!!!! Good job!!! Hopefully we will all be joining you soon as C25k Alumni!

Anyone starting C25K in late Sept?

guest — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 19:18:00 GMT

Maureen, thank you for the encouragement! And thank you for being so motivational!!! I also liked your story about the squirrel. haha. I know you weren't directing that towards me, but I think if everyone else is like me, we were all revved up about running after we read that! Congrats on your knee feeling better, by the way!

Well, I bought some dr.scholls arch inserts to go into my daytime shoes, and I went to the doctor to get a recommendation for a podiatrist. I think if I wasn’t running, I think would be fine getting along with arch supports and/or goodshoes (as I have for the past 5 years), but I am guessing the podiatrist will tell me that I need some good custom orthotics. And, I agree. I can never seem to get enough arch support on the inside of my injured foot. The Superfeet inserts that fleet feet sold me just aren’t cutting it. But, I will make an appointment and see what he says!

Welcome Leigh Anne! You will definitely lose weight, but your leg muscles will get bigger and more toned from running!! I don't think that will be a problem though, as they should appear slimmer... which should help you get into those skinny jeans!

Anyone starting C25K in late Sept?

guest — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 14:43:28 GMT

Hi all,

I've had a bit of a setback so I am now behind a day or two in the program. My arch has been hurting on and off for the last 5 years since I had a horrible foot injury (the same one that somehow lead to my morton's neuroma), mainly when I am wearing unsupportive shoes. I did some online research and it really sounds like plantar facitits. That makes me sad even though I have already been dealing with it for 5 years. But anyway, my arches have been hurting more and more as I have been running these longer distances, and over the weekend I walked around at a craft fair with really bad shoes, so my foot is still feeling bad. I went and bought some arch supports for my day shoes last night so hopefully that will help, but I already have Super Feet arch supports for my running shoes, and I am wondering if I need something more. Or maybe I will just add some layers of duct-tape to the bottom inside part of the arch to give it some more support where i need it. I am so upset that I got that injury all that time ago. It was so stupid and it was all my fault, and it shouldn't have happened. AND, I was stupid and 19 and in my freshman year of college and I didn't go see a doctor about it!!! Maybe if I had, I could have healed it properly .

Anyone starting C25K in late Sept?

guest — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 16:59:40 GMT

I have a question.. Would it be okay if I did a 5K race one week after I finish the Couch to 5k? The thing is, I am doing it by time, so I will only have run 30min at that point, and based on my pace so far, I know it will take me much longer than 30 minutes to complete the 5K. I'm guessing around 38-40 minutes, maybe. I would be trying to run the whole race. What do you all think?

Anyone starting C25K in late Sept?

guest — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 15:23:40 GMT

Wow, Nicolette! Those are some heafty goals!!! Can you please explain your thought process as to how you decided that it would be a good idea to do a half-marathon... and a.. WHOLE MARATHON?!?! I wish I had the guts to decide on such large goals!! At this point I'm trying to decide weather I should even try training for a 10k... running for an hour plus seems like a lot right now!

As we are nearing the end of this... what are other people thinking in terms of goals?

On another note, I did my W7D3 run last night. Week 8 here I come! I remember when I first started C25K and would see people (on forums around here) on weeks 7, 8, and 9. I felt like that was just so far away, and that those people were just "on a whole different level," haha. We have all come so far!! Good job everyone! I would say we should have a party or something when we finish, but, alas, we are on the internet!! But each of us should celebrate in our own way and tell each other about it!! hehe.