One of the things I was looking forward to most about taking a break in training was going back to wearing ill-advised, inappropriate footwear. I love a cute shoe - and I’m willing to suffer for it – but I was trying to give my poor overworked feet a break after many miles of pounding.

I am very grateful for being able to run old and overweight and remain injury free. After my half marathon, I felt great. I needed a little recovery time immediately after I stopped running, but soon felt surprisingly good and have not been sore at all since.

I have, however, had a little something dicey going on with my ankle. If I put my weight down on my foot in a certain way I’ll get a shot of pain. I am able to walk normally, if gingerly. Against my better judgment, I wore heels for an evening out to dinner with friends Sunday night. I wasn’t going to be walking much, but I had to be VERY careful how I stepped out. By the end of the evening, my feet were terribly swollen from little more than sitting, eating, talking and laughing. OK, maybe I need a little more time.

Today I tried to put on a pair of boots with heels and was immediately made aware by my ankle that the heels were a no-go. *Sigh* I guess I’ll need  to persist with comfortable, supportive low heeled shoes. Is this the slippery slope towards unfortunate orthopedic shoes? Please let’s pray for healing so I can go back to high-heeling.