Runner's support and Accountability

@bexruns walking a 5k would be an amazing accomplishment not even a month removed from surgery! You are doing awesome! Take your time, don’t push too hard, and you will be great! All the best!

@nascfan Thank you! Huh, all I’ve ever known is how we do VBS here so I thought that was across the board. Interesting to find out that’s not the case!

@eeyorepoohfan Thank you so much! I will let y’all know tomorrow what the doctor says.

@bexruns Thanks for checking in! I hope recovery is going well for you! You have every right to take it slow for that 5K and you should!

@missingWDW Thank you! I’ve been running for 6 years now! But anytime I take a break, I swear it feels like day 1 all over again when I start back up! The muscle memory eventually kicks back in…eventually!

@starbee @nascfan Around here most of the churches have VBS in the morning! But there’s usually a couple of churches that do them in the evenings. I would say 90% are morning VBS.

Went to see the doctor this morning about my unrelenting calf pain. Shin splints were confirmed and she gave me a shot for the pain and prescribed me a steroid pack. I also have to take gastritis medicine again to preempt me getting that again because the shot is ibuprofen based. They took an x-ray but she said she’s thinking nothing will show up on there. With basic training looming she is sending me to an orthopedic doctor who will evaluate if I can go yet or not and may order an MRI to confirm there’s not a stress fracture. If there is, BMT will be a no go until that’s healed. She said she wasn’t sure how long I should take off running, that’s a question for the orthopedic doctor. She said to check that my shoes are still good (they are) and to stop switching my running surfaces and avoid concrete if possible. I’ll update again when I’ve heard from the orthopedic doctor. Not currently a happy camper

@nascfan Thank you. I’m so mad at myself for pushing so hard. I need to stop listening to other people. I know other people who run almost every day of the week and don’t get hurt so then I’m like “Why am I only running 3 days? I should probably do more” and now I’m hurt. Obviously the doc can’t tell me how I did it, but she said the faux pas that stands out to her are: back to back days and switching my running surfaces. Since I’ve been sprinting for a while she doesn’t think that’s a major factor, although it probably didn’t help. Hopefully the referral will come in soon. X-ray was clear but she said that was likely to happen. Can’t draw any solid conclusions without an MRI.

@10dedfish I’m so proud of you for getting it done! Your body is probably sore from all the stress and strain you’ve been under lately. Seriously, that takes a major toll on our bodies. You remain in my prayers.

@eeyorepoohfan Thank you! I’m seeing the ortho on Monday and we’ll see what she says about resting, training and an MRI. I need to heal soon because I got my orders yesterday. That’s a good point, everyone is different.

@10dedfish Thank you! I need to heal soon so I can be fit to fight. I’ve stayed away from push ups, sit ups and all the yucky stuff I do at the gym too like squats and flutter kicks because I don’t want to make it worse and the doc said stop everything until I see the ortho. But I don’t like sitting around!

@10dedfish YOU are the boss!