An early Christmas gift...

It's been over 2 months now since I ran last because of a broken bone in my foot.  I have been very careful to follow my doctors recommendations throughout the entire process because the feeling of missing the majority of my races in 2014 was enough of a disappointment that I didn't want to go through the same problems again.

As I briefly mentioned in my previous post, I broke my second metatarsal on my right foot while in the middle of a 20 mile run (the last long run before tapering), while training for the Columbus Marathon; which was supposed to be my first full marathon. This happened 4 days after I ran the Rock n Roll Philadelphia Half, and 3 days before the Pittsburgh Great Race 10k, and needless to say, the devastation was there, but I did what I could to stay focused on staying healthy (unfortunately I did derail a bit here and there).

I was in a walking boot for 8 weeks, and was given the option of surgery 2 times to create a stronger bone, also so my 2nd toe wasn't shorter than my 3rd (the bone shortened about 2 cm because of the nature of the break). I declined surgery. I took it easy. I went to the gym a few times, but hated to feeling of not being able to do cardio to warm up and cool down. I felt like the workouts weren't complete and that I wasn't burning any calories. (And FYI, the weight came back quick, so I have about 20 extra reasons to stay motivated when I do get back out and running)

My boot came off last Monday, and healing looks good, but still no running and no impact, but I was given the advice of 3-4 more weeks, and then I can resume all running activities. What better Christmas gift than being cleared to run on Christmas Day (which is convenient because I asked for plenty of running gear this year). Now it is time to search out advice on how to return to running after a major injury and a 3 month hiatus.