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Dealing with an Injury | Week 8 of 10 Weeks to a Half Marathon

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April 23, By Kristia 10 Comments


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Every week between now and early May, I will be charting my progress as I train for my next half marathon in Pittsburgh. I’ll post everything about my training from the actual distances to what I wear to how I stay hydrated, nourished and entertained while running.

At the worst possible time, two weeks before the Pittsburgh half, I’ve been hit with an injury. During week 7’s 10 mile run, I developed pain in my left foot.

I have been cruising along with my 10 week training for the Pittsburgh half marathon and feeling pretty good about my progress. I have missed very few workouts, I’ve been building up my mileage, and I was pleased with my pace, when all of the sudden I developed some pain in my left foot during the 10 miler. I had a sick feeling in my stomach that the pain was plantar fasciitis.

Plantar fasciitis occurs when you strain the long band of tissue that connects the heel bone and your toes. This tissue supports your arch and the arch of my left foot was killing me. I’ve had plantar fasciitis before, but it was about 8 years ago and I wasn’t training for a specific race, so I took time off from running. I’m running a half marathon in two weeks, I can’t take time off now!

When I got home from the run, I immediately iced the bottom of my foot and continued to ice through out the day for 20 minutes at a time.

When my alarm went off on Monday the next morning, there was no way I was going to be able to run my planned 3 miles. Plantar fasciitis pain is worse in the mornings, because your foot attempts to heal over night, but as soon as you put weight on it in the morning it feels like you’re walking on glass.

Once I got moving that day, I made a trip to see my chiropractor (who also happens to be my husband). He not only adjusted my back and hips…

but also my feet.

I took Tuesday off from running as well, but continued to ice and I went for another chiropractic adjustment. By Wednesday, my foot felt much better, so I went for a 3 mile run. I ran very gingerly, if that is a word, but I tried to run as lightly as possible. I was afraid to put much stress on my foot. On Thursday, getting out of bed was a bit painful, so I iced and got another chiropractic adjustment.

On Friday, I needed to run 6 miles. I made it through 4 before I stopped from the pain. I’m not sure if the pain was something I could run through or if I was going to make the plantar fasciitis worse.

I iced all weekend and on Sunday, my plan was to run 12 miles, my longest run on the entire 10 week plan.  I scratched it completely and decided that the best thing for my foot was to take a few more days off. I was a bit frazzled at the thought of not running my longest training run two weeks before a big race, but I surrendered. Anxiety will get me nowhere and the best thing for my recovery is to take some time off. I continued to ice and I got another chiropractic adjustment, so hopefully when I go out for the first time during week 9 my foot will be completely healed.

What I was supposed to run during week 8:

  • Monday – 3 miles, easy pace
  • Wednesday – 6 miles, tempo pace for 4 miles
  • Thursday – 3 miles, easy pace
  • Friday – 1 hour of yoga at the Y
  • Saturday – 12 miles at conversational pace 

What I actually ran week 8:

  • Monday – My alarm went off at 6 am. As soon as I put my left foot on the floor and put weigh on it, I knew I wasn’t going to be able to run, so I decided that I needed to take a couple of days off.
  • Wednesday – I ran 3 very easy miles at a gingerly pace. I was afraid to put to much stress on my left foot.
  • Friday – My goal was to run 6 miles. I needed to run 6 miles. But at mile 4 I stopped. My foot was in a lot of pain. I can usually work through pain, but I wasn’t sure if this was the kind of pain that you can work through or if I would cause more damage trying to work through it.

My training plan for Week 9 (or at least what I should be running):

  • Monday – Run 3 miles
  • Wednesday – Run 6 miles
  • Thursday – Run 3 miles
  • Friday – 1 hour yoga at the Y
  • Saturday – Run 9 miles

Have you ever suffered from plantar fasciitis? How did you deal with it? Are you training for a race? How is your training going? Let us know in the comments.

Read more:

  • My Road to Half Marathons.
  • Week 1 of 10 Weeks to a Half Marathon
  • Week 2 of 10 Weeks to a Half Marathon | My Must Have Gear
  • Week 3 of 10 Weeks to a Half Marathon | What I Wear
  • Week 4 of 10 Weeks to a Half Marathon | Hydration
  • Week 5 of 10 Weeks to a Half Marathon | Preventing Boredom on the Long Run
  • Weeks 6 & 7 of 10 Weeks to a Half Marathon | My Favorite Running App

A note about my training plan: I am not a medical professional or a certified trainer, just an avid runner. Please consult a professional if you feel you need one. Also, the half marathon training plan that I follow is designed for beginners. Although, it is advised that you do not start using the 10 week training plan until you are able to run 6 miles. If you are new to running, start by training for a 5k. There is plenty of information online to help you with 5k training.

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  1. Anonymous says

    April 23, at 7:11 pm

    I’m suffering from the same thing in my left foot as well. I’m trying to just suffer through it, I’m doing my first 5K run this Saturday. I’ve done other 5k’s but always as a walker 🙂 Hope you get better!!

    Reply
    • Family Balance Sheet says

      April 23, at 7:46 pm

      Thanks! Good luck with your 5k. Don’t suffer through it though. Ice and chiropractic definitely helped me.

      Thanks for commenting.

      Reply
    • emuhleerueth says

      April 24, at 5:01 am

      My mom suffers from planter fasciitis. She used a cloth elastic band around the arch of her foot. Occasionally she will still have problems and after a few days wearing the band again, he foot feels better. She doesn’t run; however, it wouldn’t hurt to try it! Good luck!

      Reply
    • Family Balance Sheet says

      April 24, at 4:37 pm

      I’ll have to look for that band. Thanks for the tip.

      Thanks for commenting.

      Reply
  2. Julie Quackenbush says

    April 24, at 4:30 pm

    Oh no! Hang in there. I am two weeks until my first half! Afew weeks ago my training partner had the same problem. She ran on it until after a long run her foot ended up swollen. After a trip to the doctor she ended up having a hairline crack in her ankle too! Now she will be helping me from the sidelines. Hoping to attempt her first half in October now.

    Reply
    • Family Balance Sheet says

      April 24, at 4:36 pm

      Good luck with your first half, Julie! I took several days off from running, because I don’t want to make things worse by trying to suffer through it like what happened to your friend.

      Thanks for commenting.

      Reply
  3. Helen Nelson says

    April 20, at 3:36 am

    I really used to enjoy running on the beach barefooted. Unfortunately I stepped into a small whole dug by some kids that were building sand castles and this lead to a sharp pain in my foot. I was later told that this is as a result of the stretching of the plantar fascia. I was told to take a couple of weeks rest before I start running again.

    Reply
  4. Heather says

    May 26, at 2:46 pm

    That sounds so painful. I’ve never experienced plantar fasciitis, but I have high arches and I often get soreness after long jogs. Hope you haven’t had to deal with this injury again. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  5. Kyle says

    June 18, at 8:01 am

    Great information on using chiropractic adjustments to help with with plantar fasciitis. Icing definitely helps the situation. Good luck with your running, and hopefully you have healed up by now.

    Reply

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    […] half-marathon training is going fairly well this fall. I don’t have the plantar fasciitis pain that I had in the spring when I was preparing for Pittsburgh and my legs actually feel stronger now […]

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