I had a great two weeks back at home visiting with my friends and family. I told myself that I was going to give myself a bit of a rest from training while I was home. That was why I was training so hard the month of August (well that, and that I had nothing better to do). But turns out, that one really can be addicted to exercising. And I am one of the lucky, or unfortunate (the jury is still out on that one), who is addicted to exercising. So after giving myself one day to recover from jetlag, I was out running 7-8 miles a day. On one of my runs, I was feeling great and thinking about how I really am addicted to exercising, and how cool I feel because of my addiction. Then the very next day, I go out for another run, and the whole time my foot is hurting, it feels like my shoe is too tight, I loosen it, but my foot still hurts for the entire run. I didn't think too much of it, thinking that it would feel better the next day. That was almost two weeks ago and I haven't been running since because the pain has not gone away. After it happened, I had to force myself not to do too much exercise. I still did some swimming and cycling, but my foot was just not getting any better. Since not doing much exercise, I have noticed a huge difference in my attitude. I have been so grumpy and really sad and, of course, getting worried about the triathlon, that my foot won't get better. But, I have been trying to be responsible and take care of myself, something I normally am not very good at doing. I did go cycling once since I have been back on my island (it was so much fun, I can't believe how much I missed it), but my foot really hurt the next day. So yesterday I actually went to the doctor (something I would have never done if it wasn't for this triathlon). He took an x-ray and said it was just a sprain and that I should just rest. Little does heknow, how NOT simple that is for me. But, luckily, a category 3/4 hurricane has been sent to Ishigaki, so I am forced by extreme weather to stay indoors and rest. Its a biggie and looks like it may be here until Monday. So that gives me four solid days of rest and nothing else. I will cry if my foot isn't better by next week.