I’ve been battling, enduring, putting up with, and trying to
ignore a nagging case of Achilles tendonitis in my left ankle. I’ve dealt with this kind of injury in the
past. I even wrote about it in my latest
book, The Hard Run. I ignored it for
some time because I was very focused on getting over a case of sciatica that
was making me want to cry! When the sciatica improved, the tendonitis was
brought into focus. (There is another lesson.) I scaled back my mileage and
purchased new shoes. I’ve been using
Vitamin I and Deep Blue, but the inflammation is still present. Tendonitis is like that – it hangs on for a
long time.
Yesterday I was somehow impressed to examine the soles of my
new running shoes for wear patterns. (We
runners get a little obsessed with our shoes!)
Guess what? All the wear was on the heel of the left shoe indicating
that I have been heel striking with my left foot – pounding away at the
inflamed tendon. Experience has taught me that if I correct my gait I will
eliminate the cause of the injury. It
will take some time to heal completely, but I will no longer be aggravating the
injury. I look forward to improvement!
What can we learn from this running injury?
When you are fighting
a battle in life and feel that you are not making any progress, it might be
wise to examine your foundation. Are you doing something while in pursuit of a
worthy goal that is preventing you from achieving that goal? Are you going
about it from the wrong direction?
Perhaps you need to change your approach.
Question: Can you share an example of a change of behavior
that improved your success?
Happy Running!
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