Holiday Runs & Extensor Tendonitis

Ugly Sweater / Holiday Party

I felt recovered enough to get back to running and will fill you all in on the very festive week I've had. Last Saturday night,  after an easy 2 miles to test out the foot, I went to an Ugly Sweater / Holiday Party. I went dressed as Buddy the Elf and had a great time. Matt Ciociola drove me back to Nick DeSantis' house and the next morning we woke up and went for a run to pick up my car and drive some people back. I was definitely overdressed for that run and felt hungry and very dehydrated.

Jingle Bell Run

Monday night I took part in a Jingle Bell Run in North Wales. This was also a lot of fun; especially the tour of the Prism Brewery. Many other stops at bars were made that night and it was a very fun run. I stayed up that night to watch the lunar eclipse and slept in the next morning.

Tuesday was an easy 3.4 mile loop around Fairess Hills.

Wednesday: A run with many members of Breakneck Track Club from the Haddonfield Running company. I ran a 6.6 mile loop in just under 7:00 mile pace and felt relatively good the entire time. After the run, I went to Skeeters Pub for some wings and refreshments with Nick, Matt, and Garrett Watkinson.

I stayed over Nicks house for Thursday Night's Christmas Eve Eve Party / Festivus celebration. I went for a 4 mile run on a bike path by the house, did my Christmas shopping, and then helped prepare for the celebration. We set up the Festivus poll and then during dinner I let Jason Kilderry and Nick DeSantis know how they've disappointed me in the last year with a can of silly string for each of them. Back at the Halloween Party, around one in the morning they both sprayed me with with silly string. I vowed that I would get them both back at some point when they had least excepted it. I got Jason the moment he finished his meal and Nick when he was almost done cleaning the dishes. Later in the night we had a gift exchange, Christmas music power hour, Four Lokos, and walked to Skeeters to continue the party. The next morning I woke up and my foot was hurting again.

I've been worried that the pain I've been feeling was a metatarsal stress fracture. I went to a physical therapist friend of mine to get a more professional diagnosis. Luckily that does not appear to be the case. Extensor Tendonitis most likely caused by tight calf muscles, hilly running, and possibly running on ice is the diagnosis. I took 2 off days on Christmas Eve and Christmas day. I did 45 minutes of biking yesterday and will continue to do alternate exercises until I don't feel the pain anymore. Hopefully that's sooner than later.