The Tao of Me

After 2 days of family, fun and lots of food (we could’ve fed a small nation with the amount of food consumed), it’s time to get back on the bandwagon and start rebuilding myself to where I was a month ago. Last week I had my regular appointment with Dr. Eva, my chiropractor. I’ve been [...]

I worked from home today because I had not one, but TWO doctors appointments. Both appointments were new experiences for me, so I share them with you in case you ever find yourself in similar situations. Appointment #1 – Getting Custom Orthotics After all the feet problems that I’ve been having, my podiatrist strongly recommended [...]

It’s been a week since I last ran and my foot is still not feeling the greatest. Actually, both feet are not happy right now. The metatarsal area in my right foot that was bothering has improved and I do have a greater range of motion. But now the heel has started hurting. In addition, [...]

I didn’t planning on blogging until the end of the week, but let’s face it, with my workout schedule significantly cut back this week, I have more time that I banked on. Since I can’t remember, for the life of me, how my last race week went, I’m thinking I may do a daily recap. [...]

My goals for this week have been to stretch, and to get decent nights of sleep. I revisited my calendar and realized it had been about 5 weeks since I’d been to yoga; about the time that my leg problems starting happening. Coincidence? I think not. So I went to yoga on Monday. I always [...]

So one thing I didn’t mention in my SFM recap is that I ran the last 7 miles with a numb foot. I’ve been having lower left leg problems. At first I didn’t know what it was. Shin splits? Calf strain? Achilles tendonitis? You get the idea of the general area that I’m talking about. [...]