Been feeling a bit lackluster

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I've not been on Mylot much over the past week. I've been hobbling around with bad heel pain, which I suspect is the dreaded plantar fasciitis, the scourge of runners everywhere. I've been doing a lot of stretching and strengthening exercises and rolling my foot over a golf ball, which feels like an instrument of torture. I know there are no quick solutions for this, but I'm doing what I can. Perhaps I ought to be resting completely from running. My internet research has told me that 'gentle' jogging is probably better than none at all, as it helps strengthen the feet. But I shouldn't be trying to break speed records! (Fat chance of that! I think an asthmatic ant with a heavy bag of shopping could go faster than me right now.) On top of this, I caught my daughter's cold. Now, I never got colds, so tend to be like a bear with a sore head when I do. This one hasn't been too bad, as colds go, and I think my regular drinks of Rooibos tea with manuka honey and a squeeze of fresh lemon has maybe helped with the symptoms. I had a run this morning and felt like the most unfit blob on the planet, but I got through it and that's what I wanted to do. Now I can rest and take things easy. Hope you've all had a good start to the week