Saturday at the end of my run one of my feet really acted up, got real painful. So Sunday I did the right thing, no running, stayed off it as best I could. But that didn't seem to help, as my other foot flared up Sunday night and stayed sore most of the day Monday. So I decided to do a little research, and while I don't have a doctors official diagnosis I am pretty confident that what I found is correct. The symptoms are pretty much an exact match for gout. Which is a good news bad news situation.
Good News:
This isn't something that should require surgery, or even any real down time from running. I can deal with it primarily with diet.
Bad News:
Sayonara to eating meat, as the recommendation for a gout diet is a maximum of 4 ounces a day (and no sugar sweets or items with high fructose corn syrup.) Which will make a pretty darn big dent in my current eating habits.
Good News:
The suggested diet mentioned above is pretty much in line with what I should be eating anyway, so converting to that will only be good for me in the long term.
Bad News:
It took a major flare up to get me to make this change.
Good News:
I know that when properly motivated (major pain, medical problems) I can make a change like this. I just need the proper motivation some times (other than the always present: 'gee I should eat better'.)
That's it then. I should be able to run for now, and keep training. And I have a renewed focus and commitment to adjust my eating habits.
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