I thought I would share an injury update tonight.  Working my way back to being healthy is a process, just like the overall process of training for a triathlon.  Both need consistency and patience.

In general, I am making good progress with my injuries.  I think my stress fracture is close to getting fixed.  I am getting less and less conscious of the dull feeling in my foot, where the break was.  It still can feel it, but I think it’s only a couple more weeks until I will be over it. 

My right knee is the bigger issue right now, but even that is improving too.  Over the past few days, I have started to walk downstairs in a normal manner, for the first time in weeks.  It’s not pretty and I use the hand rail, but it’s progress.  The one thing that has happened since I started doing this however, is I have been getting some significant pain in my IT band while descending the stairs.  It’s almost cramp-like, but I think it’s just a really tight muscle.

To try and fix this issue, I started foam rolling the IT band today.  I found quite a few very tender areas / knots.  Trust me, when I found them, I was not smiling like I am in the photo.  Foam rolling is not always pleasant, but it does help make muscles more supple.

The bottom line is, that I am making progress, albeit slowly.  I am thinking that once I get the shots in my knee in a few weeks, I’ll be almost done.  Then I can hopefully start the build to my first race in Chattanooga.