What am I missing???

OK - so my postings have been scarce lately. For good reason, there's been nothing to post.

I took a week off to give my body a well-needed rest.

I got the "Flu-Shot Flu".

Now, I have an injured arch tendon.

I ran the first of two holiday 5k's this weekend. It was stinking cold outside! The wind was blowing...I felt in a great mood for a run. AS I was warming up, I felt a slight stretch in my right heel. So, I did what I thought was the right thing - I stretched it out really good. I stretched my achilles and my calf - wanted to be all stretched and warmed-up for the start.

AS the ran started, I could feel that slight "stretch" in my heel, thought maybe I just needed to get it warmed up and it would go away as I continued to run. So that 's what I did - continued to run. I felt good. I was walking / running. I was using my Nike + / IPod to determine that I was running a pretty good pace (for me). So, as I got within a quarter-mile of the finish, I was feeling really good, felt like I had it in the tank to finish-up with a little sprint, went to push off my right foot and ""POP"".

At least that's the sound I heard and definitely felt as I jog-stumbled across the finish line.

Not a pleasant feeling. Having heard a similar ""POP"" when I tore my calf muscle years ago, I knew that sound was not a good thing.

So needless to say, I won't be running in the T-day Run in NNY. I will be sitting on a couch - with my legs up - resting...sucks!

I am headed to the specialist tonight for x-rays and an "official" diagnosis and a treatment plan. I guess PT is probably in order. Too bad PT means Physical Therapy and not Physical Trainer...though they could be one in the same!

I was supposed to leave for my parents yesterday. I won't be leaving until at least tomorrow. The quiet time at home today has been nice, but I'm ready to do something...anything...only 2 1/2 hours until my appt....

Ho-hum...another injury for the BIG LOSER! Hopefully, I'll bounce back stronger and more educated about what ever it is that I need to be educated about in order to continue to prevent these stupid injuries that keep happening to me...

Until then, enjoy your holiday week. Don't eat too much of the bad stuff on Thanksgiving day (or the days leading up to or following...).

I'll give an update in a few days.