Hello, Rachel. I don’t know what kind of injury it is. I’m not in a boot though (yet). Backstory, in 2017 I had developed Achilles tendonitis while training for a 50K race. Two weeks later, I tore the labrum in my hip. My Achilles cleared up and I ended up doing surgery to repair my hip, and my recovery was very successful. Doing my walk to run progression is when my Achilles started again. It wasn’t too bad, so I pushed through it. Over time, the pain got worse and worse. Now, it is pretty bad. I get a lot of popping, and the pain throughout the day can range anywhere from dull to searing hot. When I started running again after my surgery, I had shoes with a much higher heel-to-toe drop than I had been used to (12mm), and my running form wasn’t so great due to extended periods of not running. I have an appointment to be seen for it in just over a week. But, I am military so the likelihood of anything being done for it in a timely manner is slim.
