Pain In The Foot

It feels like I'm always trying to catch back up.  To make a very long story short, I've been at the hospital a lot since last week.  My Mom passed away 8 years ago.  Since then I have continued to check up on and visit her boyfriend that was living with her at the time she passed.  His health has always concerned me.  Even though we weren't "real" family I knew it was something my Mom would want me to do.  I got the call last Thursday that he was in the ICU with a huge list of problems.  I'm thankful that his family called me.  I'm emotionally wrung out knowing this is one of my last connections to my Mom.  It's been hard on my girls, too.  Luckily, he seems to be improving the last few days.

In the beginning of October I began my renewed fight to lose weight and improve my running.  A few weeks in I began to notice a pain on the top of my right foot.  It was totally random.  I ran the Snohomish Half with Makenna and didn't have a single issue.  I did lots of cross training and then that following Wednesday, jumped on the treadmill.  I felt great, even fast (for me.)  I was pumped.  My 4-5 mile run turned into an 8+ mile run.  I was super excited until I began my cool down.  There it was.  The dreaded pain.  As I ran errands in town on Thursday it began to cause me to limp.  I made an appointment for the next day at our foot and ankle specialist.  Everyone I spoke to thought it was a stress fracture.  I have great pain tolerance and with the way it felt I was worried about it.  After X-rays of both feet, a stress fracture was ruled out.  I had some swelling above my 2nd & 3rd toes and it just ached.  They will recheck me after 2 weeks and see what I should do from there.  I was given insoles, told to rest a few days, ice, massage, and ibuprofen.  Running is my huge stress relief and my main mode of ridding myself of these extra layers.  I've been freaking out.  Even though my foot was still off yesterday, I took it on a test run.  Depending on how I land my foot, I can still feel it.  I just tried to be careful.  No new pain but there is obviously still an issue.  My plan is to proceed with caution.  I AM NOT GIVING UP.

Running Outfit Suggestions???

I basically only have 2 weeks until Seattle.  I know it is a tough course and I really want to do well.  The thought of having to walk it and be out in our super fun November weather doesn't sound like fun. Another thing I need to work on is finding the best running outfit option for this race.  I usually get warm pretty fast when I run.  My current jacket just holds the heat and moisture in.  I've been debating either a new jacket and/or long sleeve top layer.  Any good suggestions???  I also usually wear skirts since I love wearing my compression socks.  Any ideas for my bottom layer???  Finding the right combo will be tough.  I want to try and figure something out soon so I can take it on a test run.  Any help would be great.

New Music Friday

I've heard many of the songs off of Green Days new album, Uno.  Here are the links to it and also one of the singles.  

Green Day ~ Oh Love

Green Day ~ Uno

Weight Update

Since being called obese on October 2nd, I have lost 13 pounds.  Increased exercise, smaller portions, healthier foods, and lots of water!!!