Foot is toast

So I went to the podiatrist yesterday with my MRI films of my left foot in hand.

He concluded that I should stop running for at least the next 18 weeks... 4 weeks off, then either get ESWT (Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy) or TOPAZ (minimally invasive Treatment for Tendon and Fascia Symptons)... either will require 14 weeks of recovery.

I am so bummed.

I'm going to get a second opinion. I think he skipped some steps. I never got an alcohol shot into my foot (some friends say they have done this after cortezone). I haven't tried acupuncture.

So I rode hard on Tuesday and Thursday nights. I'm thinking about a mountain bike race tomorrow. Fortunately I can still ride.

I guess all of that stretching and icing isn't paying off.

We will see how it goes.