I had resolved to do nothing today, since my heels were still feeling tight. But in the evening I started feeling down about this plan... I fear I'm becoming dependent on exercise now as a source of endorphins or a source of mental calm.
So, by 8pm, I'd resolved to do SOMETHING. It gets dark around 9pm these days, so most of my hike would be in the dark. Since my heels had felt irritated after pretty much every hike in the past two weeks since I first injured them, I thought maybe the unevenness of trail hiking was an issue and I decided to walk on sidewalks this evening.
My family joined me for the first 10mins, and then headed home to let me walk off into the darkness alone.
I went out Rock Creek Pkwy in Superior, turned on 88th, crossed 36 into Louisville, then west on Dillon and north along the path that skirts the golf course. After about 90mins, I sat down and stretched for awhile and looked at the night sky which was only partly covered in clouds. The full moon was pale and yellow, just rising to the east. It was still quite warm out, having been 96 earlier in the day.
I walked back the same way, to Safeway, got some water, then home around 11pm. So 2:25 walking time, 7.3miles (thank you Google Earth), just under 20min miles including the various stops.
Unfortunately, my heels felt pretty tight in spite of the differing terrain. I iced them 10mins each, and woke up the next day with minor pain. But still, quite frustrating. Do I need to lay off entirely? That's usually NOT the best plan.
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