Today was action packed and highly entertaining. I had a good start reading and going on my prayer walk with Jenny (the dog). After that I had a call with my manager about a plan of attack for 2011. He was in Slovenia and it looks like it will be an exciting and challenging year. I got some more work done and then ran during lunch for 7 miles. I felt pretty strong and the weather was perfect. You can see my run at the following link which is an upload from my watch which includes data and graphs including elevations, maps, heart rate, pace, etc.. It is a pretty cool capability.

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/57221667

After the run, I prepared myself for my Foot Dr appointment. I am very glad that I went and probably should have broke down and gone months ago. He basically said that I have very extreme feet with my arch and how loose my ankles are. My major pain point was plantar fasciitis in my left heel. He said that it was bad and that I had torn it so many times that I developed a bone spur on top of the plantar fascia connection point on my heel (see photos below). I got molded for custom orthodics and he told me not to run again until I get them. I actually paid extra to get them in about one week instead of 2 -3 weeks. What was I thinking!!! At least the orthodics are covered by insurance. Now the fun begins. He then proceeded to stick a needle with steroids into the heel of my foot where the plantar fascia connected to cause trauma to promote healing. This took a couple of minutes and he stabbed/injected the plantar fascia several times.

I am finishing the day now on the couch. Mark came over so it should be a fun evening plotting the upcoming ice fishing season which starts on Thursday for us.

Thanks

Brian