Just an Average SKIRT

….it’s always another with me. Finally back to running and had a solid brick on Saturday. Ran a few times last week but struggled alot, felt pressure in my foot in the wrong places and had a gut feeling that something was still not right. After an hour and a half in Fleet Feet on Saturday I walked out with yet a new pair of shoes and super feet insoles. What we found out which is what I had suspected all along is that I’m a supinator. So wearing shoes for correcting pronation has not been a great idea for me. So now I’m in Asics Nimbus and more neutral shoe with a pair of blue super feet. My feet feel great, haven’t felt his great ever in fact but my back, that’s another story. I suspect because I’m running with my feet in a completely different position that my pelvis is also held in a different position and my back is taking a beating. For the better in the long run I know but I had to blow off power class last night and my run this morning. I got 50 in on the bike yesterday morning and then spent the day with ice, biofreeze and arnica. It’s much better this morning but I’m pretty bummed I missed my run. It was only a 50 minute run but still I’ve been waiting to run for a long time and now that my foot is recovered I’m ready to get back out there.

I have a big day in my practice today and couldn’t sacrifice getting worse and not be able to treat my clients. They deserve 110% of me and frankly they have to be the priority over my training. These are peoples’ bodies that they rely on me to fix, help, assist, loosen and care for. I can’t be selfish over their needs, it’s a commitment I made when I decided to become a therapist and a commitment that I am very comfortable with. I love what I do and I’m so lucky to be able to pursue what fulfills me.

So tomorrow is a new day and I will hit the pool for my endurance swim then Thursday I will be up at 4am determined to nail my brick. I know I’m doing the right thing by taking care of my back, it’s just hard when you think you are out of the woods and you’re not.

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