I bruised my heel on Monday night, coming out of a handstand and smashed it on a metal bar in the corner. No gashes/cuts/etc, but it's tender. No fracture, no tendon/ligament damage. JUST the heel pad bruising.

I've been RICE-ing it, and have seen marked improvement over the last three days--I walk on it fine and expect to see it continue to improve quickly. It wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be right after I did it.

I have a half-marathon on Saturday. Think I'll be able to run it? If not, think I should give run/walking or walking it a try? Is it just too far to try for? I'm willing to run in pain, but not to cause permanent injury/long-term injury.

(I haven't updated my log consistently, if you're checking it for training. Training's fine. Heel's sorta busted.)