This is the obligatory, “It has been a while, but I am back” blog post.
Last year, I fell off in keeping up this site and contributing to The Endurist — my side project with Sara.
I enjoy reading the regularly updated blogs, such as Writer on Writing by Peter Clines and Macdrifter from Gabe Weatherhead. I was recently going through their archives and found myself wishing I had maintained this site a little better.
So here it is.
Last weekend I ran MGM, a local 50K. This is a big deal, because it was the first time I had ran “long” since the Bigfoot 200 in August.
This 50K meant a lot, because it’s been a long frustrating and road back to my regular running routine.
After Bigfoot I decided I needed to take some time to let a nagging ache in my foot get better — turns out I had been running all year with Insertional Achilles Tendinitis.
What does ignoring a problem like this for a whole year get you? Eight weeks of no running, six weeks of physical therapy, and a new found appreciation for cross training and overall strength.
Why did I let it go so long? Because not running sucks.
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