Leigh Was Right
Yes, another blog post about running. I've been in an injury rut for a long time now. Or, a partial injury rut. In the late summers or early falls of 2011, 2012, and 2013 I sustained major running injuries in the same location. These injuries were severe enough that they kept me away from running for as little as 5 weeks in one case and as long as 4.5 months in another. My problems have focused on my left foot: stress fractures in the metatarsals (about which I have blogged numerous times, here , here , and here for starters) and then some nerve-related problems . As a result, I've been told to cross train, work on my core, and strength-train. So, in late winter 2013, I started swimming, which I have been doing 1-2 times a week for close to a year-and-a-half. Same with strength-training -- 2-3 times a week, and working on my core -- 3-4 times a week. This is in addition to my regular runs or workouts if I am on a hiatus from running . I was told many, many times by pro