Crosstraining my Thumbs

Huh?

Well here’s the scoop. After running the Rock’n'Roll Half marathon last weekend, I noticed some pain on the outside part of my right foot. +1 day after the event I wrote it off as normal, but when it continued at +2 days I wondered about it… I did some searching online and self-diagnosed it as peroneal insertional tendonitis, though I’m not too sure now. The reason for my uncertainty is this: Last night (+3 days), I took a NSAID, and this morning the pain is completely gone. No trace! And there had been constant irritation since the race. The stuff I had read lead me to believe that if this was in fact PIT, that it would linger for quite some time. The real test will be my run tonight - to see if the pain resumes with running as the description supplies. Otherwise everything was a perfect fit - the location, the absence of excess swelling, the cause (running on uneven surfaces - the race had a lot of running on very crowned streets - so much that I noticed it, could feel the effect, and tried to find flat surfaces). Hopefully it’s just a short-lived ache of running 13.1, and I’ll move on to the next 13.1 this weekend in prime shape.

So what about the thumbs…. Well on Tuesday, I received my new phone, a Palm Centro. And since my weekday runs are usually done at night in the gym, there was some competition for my attention, which was won by the phone, defeating the treadmill by a good 5 miles. Actually, given the foot issue, it was a no-brainer to spend time getting acquainted with my new little friend. In a word, it’s COOL! And my thumbs are getting a good workout! Hope they carry their share of the load this Sunday as I run.

In other news, I’m getting pretty psyched about the run this Sunday, and, just as cool, will get to run my pre-race-day run with Maddy, who is visiting San Francisco this weekend to run the Nike Women’s Marathon. We’re planning to head out for a few easy miles on Saturday, the day before each of us runs our own races. Looking forward to meeting her, as I’ve been reading her blog leading up to this race, along with many others’ that she has actually had the priviledge of running with in Florida. But really you guys, Florida? I’m sure it’s delightful, but the lack of humidity and consistently cool temperatures of the bay area are unbeatable… any chance in moving next year’s Great Dolphin Run to San Francisco? Just kiddin’!

Finally, I want to wish good luck this weekend to a bunch of bloggers/runners/racers that I seem to read about all the time:

Shirley: Siouxland Louis and Clark Marathon, October 20th.

Marathon Chris: U Can Finish 5 Miler, October 21st.

I don’t know if any of you make it to my blog on occasion, but just in case…

GOOD LUCK!,
Jamie, The Diabetic Runner