Seriously. I don’t know how much more I can get sidelined with running. First it was shin splints, then what I think might be anterior compartment syndrome, then I go and drop a weight on my toe. Ouch. is. right.
I have honestly forgotten what week I’m suppposed to be on for my running training. I think I’m supposed to be on week 5. Or was it 4? Either way, it doesn’t matter, because it’s not happening. I tried to run this past Monday, but had to stop. Much as I hate to do it, I have to go have a doctor look at my toe this week, because it’s not really getting better. The bruising is gone, but it hurts worse now than it did in the beginning.
Anyway, last Monday, after finishing P90X, I was moving my weights around and by this time, I was cooled down and had kicked off my shoes. That was not smart. I picked up a 5 pound weight, tossed it onto the sofa, gathering all my weights together, and look out!!! It bounced right off the cushion and landed right on my toe. It looked like it was moving in slow motion but I couldn’t seem to get out of the way fast enough. So a little 5 pound weight had the inertia of a bounce behind it, making it more like 50 pounds. Not really, but it felt like it.
So where was I? Oh, yeah. I can’t remember what week I’m supposed to be in running, but I do know I’m in my 8th week of P90X. This is my recovery week, where my muscle starts to rebuild itself after all the tearing down I’ve done to it. Unfortunately, I’m forced to recover from running, too.
Did I mention I’m now the proud owner of a brand-spankin’ new pair of Vibram Five Fingers? Yeah, but I can’t wear them because of that toe. I even bought them a few days after the weight dropping incident. I just didn’t try the left one on.
More on that later.