It's been nearly a year since my injury. I keep reading the runner's world blog site to bond with the stories of those who've been diagnosed and those who've recovered. Bless them all.
I'm convinced now that my injury was caused by a constellation of things - the perfect storm. 1. Too many trail miles, day after day. 2. Letting my weight get too low, which may have caused some bone leaching. 3. Not enough rest.
I still fixate on this injury every day, but thankfully I'm far enough away from it that I've learned to mellow about small aches/pains. It seemed like yesterday when I'd inadvertently step on a dried twig outside and freak out thinking that the noise was me breaking in two.
Back to racing now. Training hard again. Training smarter.
