OWWWW

my foot/ankle hurts. Everything else feels great though. I even felt good enough on Tuesday to try and take an easy run on the treadmill. It's when I started running that I realized something wasn't right. I took it easy; did the R.I.C.E treament, but it still kept hurting. I went to the doctor on Thursday nervous that I had a stress fracture or something else bad. We did some x-rays and the Dr feels pretty confident that it is just tendonitis. He gave me some anti-inflamatory pills and said to take it easy but not to stay off of it. I'll go back on New Year's Eve day for a follow up. If it's still hurting, I'm pretty sure he will send me for an MRI. Today is Sunday, and it still hurts. Hopefully it will start to taper off over the next couple of days. I'm going to limit myself to strength training, swimming, and biking this week.

As of today, I'm not scratching the First Light Marathon off my list. If I feel better towards the end of this week, I'll try to get in a run this weekend. I'll use the run to gauge the possibility of still making it down there.

The 2009 Ironman World Championships were aired on NBC yesterday. Just watching it stirs up feelings of nervousness and excitement. I know I've got a long road ahead of me. It's gonna be a lot of riding, running, and swimming. It's gonna rock!

I hope that everyone has a Merry Christmas!

Eric's Quote of the Day: "So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable." ~Christopher Reeve