Streak over

My running streak officially ended Oct 25, 2008. From December 17, 2007 to October 25, 2008, 312 days(or so), I ran at least one mile each day. I made a bet with my friend Mark to continue the streak for as long as we can. The prize, dinner at Ruth's Chris Steakhouse. I lost due to injury. I started to feel pain on my left arch a couple months ago, but I was always able to stretch and run through it. Well, the weekend of the 25th was a long weekend here in Hungary and we went back to Szarvas. Right before we left for Szarvas that thursday, I did my usual run but I was already feeling pain in my arch. I thought if I ran and stretched it out, it would go away like usual. Boy was I wrong. I made it worst and toughed it out for another 2 days. Sunday comes around and we're going back to Bp so I had to decide whether to run in Szarvas or wait until we got back home. I chose the later in hopes that my foot would feel better. At this point, I could barely put pressure on it. That's when it was decided that I had to stop. You know when professional athletes say, "my body was telling me it was time to leave the game", well yeah, my left foot was screaming out loud, "Get the f*ck off me!!!" I was bumming hard because I hate to lose and I really wanted to make it to at least 1 year. Also mentally, I wasn't ready to stop.
So now, I'm still not running because my foot still hurts (possibly Plantar Fasciitis). The arch on my left foot feels like it's no longer there. I vowed to continue and start a new streak because I know I can. Mark's streak is still intact and when I return to SD, I owe him a dinner.