March 22, 2015 - Mercer Island Half Marathon
Mercer Island Half Marathon. 22 March 2015 I was nervous about this race. Somehow I hurt my foot on March 13th, just 9 days before the race. I was out for an easy 5 miler and about 4 miles in, the pain was so bad walking was necessary. Walking was slow and painful. I rested the foot for a couple days and the pain subsided somewhat. It may sound strange but I really couldn't find the exact origin of the pain. I knew my foot hurt but why? A visit to the Dr and X-rays showed nothing definitive. The Doc called it an overuse injury (in other words I dunno why it hurts you) and said try it out and let pain be my guide. With that advice, I knew the state of Washington medal would we earned but hopefully not at a prolonged injury cost. Julie and I flew into Seattle on Friday. The foot was sensitive but not really painful. We rented a small lake house on Lake Sammamish so headed there after we picked up our rental car. The house was small but had wonderful ...