Back on the treadmill

February 19th

Run 3 minutes, walk 1 minute (9 times was the plan. I did 5)

I'm back on program on Week 5. Yes, my foot still hurts, but it actually hurts less to run than to walk on the treadmill. I live in Ontario and there is no question of running outdoors. We have had snow on the ground since the beginning of November and the sidewalks are full of black ice. I've always had a little cramp on the outside of my right foot when I walk faster than 3.7 or try to run. Patricia, my shiatsu therapist, says that there is a little notch in the bone and the ligament (or maybe she said tendon or muscle) is coming out of it and rubbing. I stop at the 10 minute mark, take off my shoe, and push it back in. Whether Patricia's diagnosis is right or not, this seems to work.