I got injured in February and recovered mostly (made a post about injury history that I can link -bad heel pain that sidelined me for 3-4 weeks).... this past July, my non injured foot has started to bother me too... I have feared achilles tendonitis and tibial tendonitis, but I have still been able to run kinda... some shoes feel better than others....
I'm running D3 in college and my season starts in a couple days. Up until Feb, I had never really been injured before. Now it seems like I'm constantly battling twinges on every run in both feet. They alternate. Each day I'm terrified that this run will sideline me, which I know is ridiculous.
I've tried to keep my "injuries" to myself. The sports medicine doctor I visited didn't really diagnose me with anything for my major injury (heel pain) back in February, so I didn't feel like going back to the doctor again. I kinda told my mom about running with some pain this past week and she says that I sound like I have anxiety and that it's in my head.... Am I actually insane for worrying about these "injuries" slightly and feeling frustrated that I'm not fully running pain free?
Part of me knows I can probably continue to run through these issues (heel pain, achilles, ankle stuff). I'm looking into new shoes. I ran in Hoka's with my injury and they greatly helped but now they might be hurting me(?). Part of me wants to take 3 months off and reset but since that's not an option, I'm gonna try to manage it and talk to athletic trainer. Besides, taking 2-3 days off hasn't actually helped my achilles issues.
Any input appreciated.