First World and Foot Issues

Saturday was rough.  I ran almost three miles, then pain (and I mean the run MUST stop pain) caused an abrupt halt to the training.  Sunday I threw in a mouth guard and ran through the pain.  I iced the foot and put it up later, but the bruise on my arch said that the action was probably stupid.  By Monday, no trail group for me.  I could walk, but it hurt. I wore one of those uber sexy wrap supports and went around with my kids.

My trail coach said getting the foot looked at was about the only thing I could do.  I went into the Fleet Feet Store http://www.fleetfeetsports.com/ and was immediately given the best customer support in the world.  I had not one person, but two, watching me walk to figure out my gait, and showing me with an actual foot bone display what was happening when I walked (ouch! By the way, no wonder my poor foot hurt!).  I was in the store about a half an hour and walked out with a arch support for the bones that no longer wanted to stay put.  They cut and fit the mold for my foot.  I have a super tiny calcaneus heel and large metatarsals (foot bones). This makes finding a shoe fit difficult for someone like me.

Which brings me to a few months ago, when I started having foot pain, and wandered into another national sporting goods store that shall remain nameless and I asked the "shoe department expert" if she knew what support would work best with the specific pain I was having.  She was chewing gum, and apparently I interrupted her conversation with the married but yet flirting younger gentleman.  Yeah, I was unimpressed at that point, then she pointed, and told me, "the supports are over there, center rack."  I asked how I would know what one I needed.  She said, "uh, I dunno... Good luck with that."  Can you say, tacky?  It isn't even worth going in for the coupon they offered.  I would have had better luck at Wal Mart.

This week we also introduced our kids to Weird Al videos.  I hadn't seen any of them since the early '90's (Achy Break-y Song) and apparently, he has had quite the comeback.  http://youtu.be/bwvlbJ0h35A This one is called "First World Problems."  I was a bit convicted.  Now, I when I get frustrated about the little things, like the dishes not coming out of the dishwasher clean enough, or clothes coming out of the dryer wrinkled warrants the song to be played in my head.  "First world, first world problems, yeah..."  I am a spoiled first world woman.  But a THANKFUL woman.  I really do give thanks for dirty dishes (we get to eat), dirty clothes (we have little people that get dirty), and snow to shovel (we have water when the rest of the west is in a severe drought).  However, my favorite is http://youtu.be/8Gv0H-vPoDc Word Crimes.

So, this afternoon training will resume.  Fast walk to start breaking in the new support, then jog, but I will be there on the 27th for this adventure I committed to.  Have a great rest of your week.

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