It's been 8 months, but my injury finally healed!

Seigla

I did my first olympic triathlon last september. Trained for more than a year for it and it went well, but unfortunately I got some problems with my right lower leg shortly after that. I thought I overtrained, so I took rest. I tried to start exercising, but every time the pain returned and I had to took rest again. 2 months ago I went to a physical therapist (my father) and he saw that my feet were almost completely flat and that that's probably the cause of my problems. So I went to a foot specialist and he made insoles for me. I use those for a month and now I feel no pain anymore and I can run again! Last weekend I did my second triathlon (1/8 distance; with a 5 km run, so not too much too soon) and it went very well! Yesterday I ran 5 kilometers again and I plan to keep on exercising, slowly building my distance. I am so happy that it seems to be over!

I am a very physical person; my life enjoyment is connected a lot with how fit I am and with how much I am allowed to move. I love it that I can get past this and that I can make some plans for future challenges again! Having the injury this long did teach me some things; having a body that works well is a gift, so it is important that I take good care of my body, allowing it time to rest and actively looking for solutions if something is wrong.

RodaRose

Wow. You have persistence. Continued good wishes on staying healthy and strong.

Fivepts

Glad it turned out well.

eseeton

I had a problem with my right foot for a long time, over a year actually! I thought it was plantar fasciitis, but the foot doctor I finally took myself to found that it was a combination of that along with a collapsing arch. OUCH. He made me some custom orthotics that WORK WONDERS. I wear them a few times per week and I can do whatever I want excercise-wise. Those things are god-sent!

Seigla

Thanks everyone!

@epawelek - Great that it worked so good for you as well! You wear them only part-time? I wear mine full time (except when I am at home, then I take my shoes off).

eseeton

@SirJaseph I wear the insoles when I'm exercising or I know I will be walking a lot (mall, park, etc). At home I wear a pair of Vionic sandals, they are the only pair of sandals I've found to have the support I need. But at work I don't need to wear my insoles, my feet seem to do fine now with part-time use.