IFLY vs ACAC Dual Meet (2-9-14), University of Iowa CRWC

There was a swim meet this morning, IFLY vs ACAC Dual Meet (2-9-14). Assen competed in two events:
100 yd backstroke, 1:47 (previously 1:50.51)
50 yd breaststroke, 52.82 (previously 1:02.71)
Here's a link to the breastroke event.

Walking

Went for a two-mile walk this morning.  The stress fracture does not hurt when I walk, but the outside of my foot was hurting... --some tendons or something. Probably because of wearing the aircast boot. I think two miles was a little bit too much for the first day.  Maybe one mile should have been enough. I will do one mile tomorrow. Not sure if doing other exercises will help or will hurt the foot... 

Feel a bit frustrated for not being able to travel to Mexico and being with my siblings after my mother's dead. 

Visit to the Doctor

Paid a visit to the doctor this morning. He looked at my foot and pressed in all places. He found the stress fracture and it still hurt. Not as bad as two weeks ago when he recommended wearing the aircast boot. He told me I can start walking without the boot at night before I go to bed. I still need to wear the boot for one more week. Then, I can start running for 10 min and see how I feel. Can't wait to do that. 

Happy Birthday!

I turn 52 years old today. I have been enjoying running, but on January 7th I suffered a stress fracture on my right foot and I am currently wearing an aircast boot. It has been a very cold winter, so I guess it is ok to take a break from running for a few weeks. 

Superbowl game tonight, Denver Broncos against Seattle Seahawks.  Assen and I are cheering for the Broncos. 

One week after wearing the aircast boot

My foot feels a lot better.  Actually, both feet feel better after taking all this time off from exercise. No PF, no achiles tendonitis, no pain. I am not wearing the boot when I am at home. I am not convinced I need to use the boot all the time. I believe my foot needs to get stronger by walking normal, that is barefoot. 

It has been really cold these days. It is snowing right now. So, I feel it's not that bad to take some time off under this weather. 

Air-cast Boot

Went to the sports medicine clinic yesterday and talked to the doc to take care of the stress fracture. My foot is not getting any better. Of course, my foot was not bothering as much when I was visiting the doc. I was wearing a hiking boot and the foot was feeling better. The doc looked at my foot and started pressing on different areas. He found the spot where the pain is.... ouch! painful!

He recommended no exercise (no bicyclicng, no elliptical machine) and wearing an air-cast boot. But, I can swim as much as I want (without the boot, of course). 

I wore the boot all day long on Friday. My foot felt well rested at night when I removed the boot.  I hope it is working. I am supposed to wear the boot for two or three weeks. I wonder if my foot will be strong enough to run again.  I know I will have to start easy and build up endurance. 

Stress Fracture on January 7th

It's been more than ten days since my right foot injury. The top of my right foot started hurting while running on the track. I don't think I was running too hard when it happened. It was only mile 2. I noticed pain on top of the foot and decided to walk and see if the pain disappeared, but it didn't. I have been exercising in the elliptical machine since it does not put any impact on my feet. I am sure I am working some other leg muscles and I hope to be running better when I get back. Just not sure when this will happen. All my symptoms indicate 'stress fracture.' This happened to me about a year and a half ago on my left foot. I am glad this is not recurring on the same spot. This time is the other foot.