First race

My first 5K race of the year is Sunday. I will be running outside for the first time since my last road race of November 2008. I'm a little worried.

I will be running a race with plantar fasciitis for the first time. I'm wondering how my heel will react to the hard road surface. I've been on a treadmill for so long. I got casted for my orthotics almost five weeks ago. I was told they would take two to four weeks to come in. I called this afternoon to check on the status. They were not in yet. I was told to call back Monday.

I will try to run the race like I normally would. If my heel is in so much pain, I will stop and walk. If the pain is something that I can tolerate, I will continue running. I just want to finish the race. After the race I will definitely stretch and ice my heel multiple times the rest of the day.