It's good to be back

I went to see Wayne yesterday afternoon, had a great visit with Scottie. Wayne said I could run with or without my brace on my ankle, but I chose safely this morning and ran with it. I went back to my normal early morning Belhaven route, and felt great (except for being hot). The ankle felt fine, of course it gets a bit sore toward the end and swells a tiny bit, but nothing like a week ago. I'm so excited to get back to my normal routine. I may not run all of the 8 miles Saturday, but at least I'll be out there getting it done. I'm very excited that I've been able to come back this fast, knowing how bad it could have been. And yes, I'm trying not to overdo it, and being very careful where I step, and I continue to ice it and take ibuprofen. And I'm working on continued range of motion at my desk.

I really do appreciate all the support and well wishes. I would still be in last week's funk if not for all of you. See you Saturday!!

Getting my groove back

I ran/walked 5 miles yesterday afternoon with my dog and my roommate, and ran about half of that. We did great, my heartrate has not lost much in the time I've been off (thanks to the altitude where we were), and my ankle felt fine until about the end. I'm taking today off, am going to see Wayne after lunch for more advice, but am feeling much better about things. I have a brace to wear, I actually wore it, which is the big news. I'm planning to run my normal 4-5 in the morning and will get some running in Thursday morning before I leave town. I'll be back late Friday night just so I won't miss another Saturday. I might be sleepy looking but dangit, I'll be there.

I'm excited, and I really appreciate all the comments and good wishes about my ankle. It's coming back, and hopefully I'll be back to normal in time for the next long long run in another week. I think I'm on pace to get there without much more whining. It will be great to see you Saturday!!!

Title: I'm getting there. I walked and ran 2 miles yesterday afternoon in the heat, and dear Sandy was so excited to be out there. I was testing my ankle while giving her a bit of exercise and did better than I thought I'd do. I alternated running and walking, trying different situations (uphill, downhill, flat, uneven, etc.). I first put my serious brace on, walked around the house, and took it off. It hurt me in some places, but I realize that I really need to suck it up and wear it for support. I wound up leaving the house in one of those little compression ankle thingies, but it was too tight (I think I have ankle and foot claustrophobia). Half way through I took it off, put my shoe back on, and was fine the rest of the way. I was very careful to step the right way, but concentrated on not favoring it. It was a tiny bit more sore and puffy last night and this morning, so I didn't do my regular run this morning, but hope to go walking/running again this afternoon with Sandy. I've got to get used to running in that brace for a couple of week, I'm afraid, but better that than not at all. I had a doctor friend look at it last night, she said it was coming along nicely, but still not completely back yet. She said a couple of weeks more, without re-injuring it, I should be good to go. I'm getting back in the saddle slowly this week, and will either walk or run the 7.5 this Saturday, so I'll see you guys out there. I can't wait to see you all. I've missed being with you -- I'm a bit worried about the Saturday after the marathon. The whole group will probably be in the funk I've been in just for missing 3 weeks (even though the first two were when I was in the mountains). It makes that MS Blues Marathon sound really good just to have something to train for between October and when MM starts up again (you bet your #$% I'd do this again!!!). See you all Saturday!!