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

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.