Summer and the Injured List x 2

Last time I posted was in July. Lots of things has happened since then

I got injured sometime in July. The sad part that it wasn't even a running injury. It was a "I'm such a klutz" injury. I was walking in my room and slipped on a piece of paper. I hurt my knee pretty badly. It was pretty swollen for quite awhile. Unfortunately, I didn't run the entire summer. And unfortunately, I gained the weight back that I lost. So, I'm back at square one with the weight loss. Sigh.

During that time, I got myself a job. I now work in a school district as a Special Ed Educational Assistant. I love it. The awesome part is that they have a running club! More on that in a minute.

I started running again in September and have done a couple of races:

Christelle Moser Memorial 5K Midlothian, TX 

It was a very chilly morning. I had just been running for a few weeks before this race. I walked some of it and my time was 38 something. About 5 minutes slower than I had been doing before my injury. It felt great to be out racing again.

Frost Ya Fanny 5K Alvarado, TX 

My district's running club did this one. It was a tough course. There were no time chips and no bibs, but that's OK. It was still a great run. My pace was MUCH better for this one. There was a guy that I was using as my "pace leader" and he didn't know it. Turned out that he was using me as his pace leader as well!

Back to the running club at my school, one of the ladies who runs it asked me if I'd like to run with them.  I think I will take her up on that!

After this race, my foot started hurting. The bottom of my foot and my heel were very painful and it hurt to walk. I suspect that it's plantar fasciitis. I'm doing some home things (rolling my foot with an ice bottle and taking ibuprofen) and going to see a chiropractor that's in my running club.

I really don't want to give up running. I'd really like to run my 3rd half marathon in March or April. I wonder if this is possible? Will I have to get a different kind of shoes? I am going to get fitted again and see if I do..

If anyone is reading this and has experience with PF, please share your experiences!