I have been training for the Salt Lake City Marathon on April 21st. I started training in November. Well a few weeks ago my left foot started hurting, so I took a break and iced it. I had been running 3-5 times a week for training. My foot would feel ok in the mornings but kill by the evening. I had diagnosed it a few times online myself. I thought it was either a stress fracture or extensor tendonitis. It wasn't getting better so I went to see a podiatrist. Turns out I have 2 stress fractures in my foot!! He said I could try to run the half marathon but that the bones would probably snap and he'd have to put them back together with screws. I have to wear the boot for 4 weeks! I was planning on running with the Hometown Heroes again and had a bunch of people donate in my name to raise the $500. I was able to transfer my spot to Dr. Kimball and he is going to run the race for me. Lesson learned: do not try to do a full marathon again, stick to half marathons!
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