Fun with Injuries: Plantar Fasciitis.

And I was doing so well ... or at least for me.When I started running back at the beginning of the fall, a half mile was an accomplishment.  I wrote about this before, and I also hit on this topic over at Animas, but I've always considered myself to be too awkward to do anything athletic that required any stamina.  I could go for long walks or hikes, but challenging myself to actually run, and to keep running, was something I always shied away from.  Lots of reasons, but the main one was a lack of confidence in my ability to not tip over and/or fall into a ditch.However, I've made good strides (terrible pun) in the last few months, and up until last week, I could churn out 3 - 6 miles at a good clip, without feeling like I was slogging through a pool filled with Nutella.  (Oh man, that sounds delicious.  So long as no one pees in the pool.)  For the last three months, I've been running almost every day, and feeling stronger and more capable (and less awkward) with each step forward.  My blood sugars weren't perfect, but they were tolerant of this new exercise regimen, and I was proud that I didn't want to skip a workout; I actually looked forward to them. But I do realize I've been overdoing it a bit.  I feel goofy even saying that, since so many of my friends with diabetes are running half-marathons, marathons, Ironmans (Ironmen?), triathalons, Ragnars, etc, but for me, several miles a day might have been a touch too much.  And th...
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