I'M BACK!!! (well, I barely left)

Sooooo when I last blogged I was getting x-rays.  My x-rays came back clear, but I expected that as my chiropractor told me fractures don't often appear on x-rays and it was thought that if anything it would be a fracture.  When the x-rays came back clear my orthopedist ordered an MRI as he too thought it was fractured and an MRI would show fractures.  I was told until the results came back no running....I listened....sort of.  I did slip and did one teeny tiny 3 mile run (which hurt like hell and I regret-sort of)
Long story short, I have a bad bone bruise.  GREAT NEWS!  I'm still in a fair amount of pain but was told to get orthotics, take anti-inflammatories for 2 weeks, and not to run for another 4 weeks.  I'd like to say I'm a great patient and took the dr.'s orders and trusted his professional opinion, but I didn't.  I won't be doing any of those things.  I asked if running on a bone bruise can harm me down the line and it can't.  My head heard "no permanent damage=suck up the pain and get running."  I "took some time off", confirmed it wasn't fractured or pre-fractured, and that's the best I can do.  I ice it every day, elevate it, and stay off of it whenever possible.  I'll also be wearing sneakers for 2 weeks to provide more support....I can't give much more; the race is less than 90 days away and I need this race to get me a qualifying time.  Moving forward in the training I will be taking days off here and there as needed.  I am so happy it isn't fractured and I feel confident in my following through with the marathon training and actual marathon.  As I started my Chicago marathon training with my torn meniscus I was "encouraged" to not do the marathon by more than one person, but I didn't listen.  Looking back/discussing that situation today I was told, I more than exceeded expectations to get through that and do it so well.  I'm hoping this marathon will be a similar outcome!
I have not yet registered for the Burlington VT marathon.  I'm waiting a few more weeks to see how my foot is feeling.  Getting through NJ with (hopefully) a qualifying time for Boston is my focus right now. 

"Runners take it in stride...."

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