Sorry for the delay in writing! I really haven't had much motivation and ideas to write about since graduating from Longwood. I've been focused on finding a good paying job to start a career. There are a lot of applications done, resume tweaks, cover letters written, phone interviews, in person interviews, but only one job offer. I'm sure I'll have something here before too long.
Not only at am I back at blogging again, I'm back to running. I've had so much trouble with my feet and knees in the last couple of months. Trying to power through it was a horrible decision. I would wake up with my feet feeling like they had been on hot coals all night. I have tried a few different shoe inserts in my shoes, I even tried new shoes from Lucky Feet off of Hull Street by Baby's R' Us. The shoes helped a little, but I was still in a lot of pain. That Dr. Scholl's foot pressure reader at Wal-Mart recommended the most expensive inserts and they didn't even work. I have high arches. The ones from Finish Line didn't work either. After doing some reading, I found out that the Walking Company at Stony Point had a similar device like the Dr. Scholl's reader at Wal-Mart, but it was more sophisticated. The inserts they recommended were made with cork to stabilize the arch. It's been night and day how much better I feel even just standing up, much less walking/running. If you're having any sort of foot pain, I would highly recommend going to the Walking Company and getting inserts for your shoes. They're about $20 more expensive than most inserts, but it's a whole lot better of a product. I bought a pair for running/exercising and a pair for casual wear. Overall, it was about $130 I spent, but I've spent more on a pair of shoes that were supposed to be for my foot and running style anyways. Ease into wearing the inserts though because it can be painful putting pressure on a spot that's not used to it. After a week it'll feel better than ever.
One of the other things I did daily was ice my feet. Icing is a pain in the butt on any part of the body, but icing the bottom of my feet is HORRIBLE! The foot bath doesn't work filling that with ice and water because the top of the foot is more sensitive than the bottom. The best thing to do to ice the bottom of your feet is to fill an empty two-liter bottle up with water and freeze it. Roll it back and forth on your feet so it doesn't feel as cold; it's just as effective. Calf stretches are critical to the arch, immediately easing most of the pain.
My knees felt somewhat better with the new inserts, but they still didn't feel great. I incorporated in different leg exercises to strengthen my quads and hamstrings which stabilize the knees. It's been a significant improvement in how they feel during the day, but more specifically when I run. They don't pop like a knuckle nearly as much as they used to when I get up out of chairs or off the ground. I'm encouraged that my knee troubles are going to be less of an issue with the lifting and stretching that I've been doing since the injuries.
I hope this helps you out if you've had any problems getting into a running routine or just pain in general from working on a hard surface. I never realized how vital my feet were until they acted up on me. I didn't even want to stand up, that's how bad it had gotten.
Well, I hope this gets me started on blogging again. Once again, sorry for the lack of writing, but I'm back to blogging and back to running.
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