Foot pain

It’s been a few weeks since I last posted. Training has been progressing fairly well though I have encountered a few snags. My long runs have been great and I’ve progressed to a 4:1 (jog:walk) interval. The area that I’ve had some snags is my runs during the week – some I’ve missed and others have been over short.

Run for this past Sunday was supposed to be 12 miles but had to cut it short due to my Morton’s Neuroma in my right foot acting up. I have had this neuroma for about 8 years now, it’s only painful when it gets irritated and inflamed and then it can feel like I’m constantly stepping on a sharp rock. I had it treated last summer with injections aimed at killing that section of the nerve but found out in December that it had grown back, up until this Sunday I hadn’t had a trouble with it since it flared up in December. This Sunday morning I went to the pet store with my daughter to buy some pet food. While I was at the store I turned to reach for something with my foot planted on the ground and suddenly it felt like some one had stabbed me in my right foot. As soon as a got home I began icing my foot, and iced it 2 times before I went out for my run, scheduled to be 12 miles. I played it smart and only did a short run followed by more icing. As of today my foot feels about back to normal so we’ll see how it feels after tonight’s run. Now I only need to take care of it until the marathon.
For some basic information on Morton’s Neuroma: http://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/sma/sma_mortons_sma.htm

Since my last post I have switched to a low carb diet during the week (under 60g carbs/day), I do eat carbs on Sunday to help out with the demands of the long run. This has resulted in my losing 8 pounds. I have remained vigilant about my hydration and have continued to drink a minimum of half a gallon of water every day.

To prevent me from missing any training this week I’m posting my plan for the week:
Mon –
Kettlebells
3 sets of 10 swings followed by 10 sumo squats
1 min rest
3 sets of 5 Getup situps per side followed by 20 Russian twists 1 minute rest after each set
1 ladder of 1-3 reps clean and press followed by 5 high pulls to snatch on each side
20 minute walk

Tues – 30 minute jog

Wed –
Kettlebells
3 sets of 10 swings followed by 10 sumo squats
1 min rest
3 sets of 5 Getup situps per side followed by 20 Russian twists 1 minute rest after each set
2 ladder of 1-3 reps clean and press each ladder followed by 5 high pulls to snatch on each side (1 minute rest after each circuit)
20 minute walk

Thu – 30 minute jog

Fri –
Kettlebells
3 sets of 10 swings followed by 10 sumo squats
1 min rest
3 sets of 5 Getup situps per side followed by 20 Russian twists 1 minute rest after each set
3 ladders of 1-3 reps clean and press each ladder followed by 5 high pulls to snatch on each side (1 minute rest after each circuit)
20 minute walk

Sat – Rest

Sun – 12 mile run using 4:1 ratio