This week I walked

Dear James, Daniel and Emily

Last week I did some experimenting on what footwear worked for daily use. I also did some research on the toe arthritis. After that work I came to the conclusion that for me at this stage what I need is padding. Not so much the stiff shoe that locks my toes, no, what I need is padding to give my toes someplace to go.

Which meant that I settled on the daily wear of my good old Crocs. Which has been nice in the summer as I prefer them anyway. The only place I didn't wear them was on the ride to the mountains because I thought I would spend more time wandering around in the dirt, but I reverted to Crocs for the rest of the day.

So, while I might try a few short runs with my minimal shoes I know my future running lies in getting a new pair of Hokas. But that is for another day and week. Because this week was my minimal last week to keeping off the feet for recovering from the stress fracture. So maybe this weekend I can try a run, but have to be smart and stop the minute that pain flares at all (understanding which pain is which is an intriguing experiment.)

For now, this week I walked. Kim & I took a couple of evening walks. And today I got out on my lunch break. But walking is better than nothing. And it is also progress to now know what I can wear on those walks to avoid pain afterwards.