Dear James, Daniel and Emily,
Had an appointment with the Dr. yesterday. He was pleased with me overall. He gave a great example of why my leg pain manifested itself when it did: a car drives fine at 35 MPH, but after it goes to 65 it rattles, and then is never the same again. So his theory is that hitting that half marathon number probably found a weakness in my legs, that is now more present.
So he referred me for Physical Therapy to help identify and strengthen whatever that weak piece is. He did not see anything in his exam that indicated an injury, it's just a weakness. So that's the plan for now, keep ramping up on the running with the new shoes, but also see the therapist to help strengthen my legs.
Then this morning I got up and turned in a brisk 30 minute/3 mile run. And I didn't hurt at all, other than just normal soreness. So I think the new shoes are definitely a part of the equation. But the therapy is still important in order to achieve my goal of a marathon next year.
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