The end?

Well today's run was a massive fail. In fact, it may be the end of my running career. I've had some pain in the foot I broke in a rock climbing accident just under two years ago the last few times I have run. Today I had a 5K run scheduled and I decided I would run the UVic Chip Trail again - only 4K - to give my foot a rest since it was pretty sore last night. It felt good all day, but almost as soon as I started running it was seriously painful.

At first I thought my shoes were tied too tight. So I stopped, loosened them, and yes, it was better, but maybe the damage was already done. I ended up walking probably between half and three quarters of the route.

Well, the route I did. I may have got slightly lost. I ran the trail in the other direction than normal and somewhere I took a wrong turn and ended up wandering around totally lost. Finally I found my way back to my office, packed up, and headed home with only a slight limp (ugh).

I think I'm definitely staying away from running for the next little while. Since I have registered for a 10K at the end of September I think I will start running slowly and less distance when I get back from vacation at the end of August.

I hate quitting, but everything within me tells me to take a break because a talus injury is not something to screw around with.

Sigh.