Jill Will Run

01 September 2011 ~ 4 Comments

All Cleared!

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I am cleared to start running again! The podiatrist told me that unless I start feeling some kind of sharp pain in my foot, he doesn’t ever want to see me again. I told him the feeling was mutual. July = 0 miles August = 0 miles That stress fracture laid me up for a [...]

10 August 2011 ~ 10 Comments

Cast Free!!!!

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I went to the podiatrist today… The cast was removed! Hallelujah! He said: – the bone callous has gone down in size, meaning it is flattening out into normal bone again. – however, it is not totally healed yet. – I should wear shoes around inside the house – if I feel ANY pain in [...]

03 August 2011 ~ 5 Comments

Covering My Cast

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When I got my first cast put on, the doctor told me to avoid getting it wet. He instructed me to put a garbage bag over my leg and seal the top with duct tape, making sure to adhere the tape to my skin so water couldn’t leak into the bag. Taping a bag to [...]

22 July 2011 ~ 10 Comments

Sporting Cast 2.0

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I went to the doctor on Wednesday to get my cast off… I was giddy at the thought of being able to take a shower without having to wear a plastic bag on my leg. And to scratch my leg… it was really itchy. So the doctor removed the cast. And took new x-rays. When [...]

01 July 2011 ~ 22 Comments

About Running Less

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My running has now gone from 10-12 miles per week to ZERO! Why zero? It has to do with my new footwear: If you recall on my Week in Re/Preview on June 20, I wrote about how I had some pain on my foot and I rubbed a pain relief cream into it that actually [...]

Tags: Bone scan, Stress fracture, X-ray

11 February 2011 ~ 4 Comments

Prehab/Rehab to Keep Running

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Where has this week gone? It’s odd, because in some regards it feels like the week has just flown by. But in other ways, it feels like the week has dragged on about 17 days longer than it should have. I guess it’s a combination of not doing a lot of fun stuff (dragged) and [...]