Injury

Almost right on cue, 3 weeks before Bombay, I develop a serious niggle on my left heel. I attribute this completely to my own stupidity of course. Us humans are gifted with a resilience not common to any other species but that resilience is offset with an ego that can undo anything good.

After a fantastic, near perfect run on Sunday, I went into the gym on Tuesday. That was mistake number 1. Idiot.

Mistake number 2 was continuing to run despite feeling something wasn't right. That too for some reason I decided to put in some uphill. Compounded stupidity.

Result: a swollen left front heel. Lots of Voveran and ice and a large dose of fear. Real fear right now. There's not much pain but the swelling is still very real. Rest, ice, more rest. Pray.