I went out tonight for a slow 20 minute jog and completed it with no pain. There's still no guarantee that the stress fracture is gone, but so far, so good. I'm not feeling any pain when putting pressure on the bone and its not hurting at a (very) slow pace on soft surface. I'll bump it up another five minutes tomorrow and see what happens.
Although things seem to be moving in the right direction, I'm in the "paranoia stage" that comes with returning from injury. Its the stage where you think every little twinge or pressure is the injury coming back. Its the stage where every fiber of your being is concentrating on that single, small part of your body that not so long ago put an end to your training plans. You concentrate so hard on that point that you conjure up false moments of pain that cast doubt. As soon as you push that thought out, another enters. Only health and time can end the paranoia.
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