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Sunday, September 13, 2009

The ugly truth...

So...I haven't been posting this past week...because I haven't been training! I was trying to keep it on the DL, but my left ankle is injured/irritated. I didn't twist it or anything, but it's been swollen and tender for a couple of weeks. Last week I tried to ignore it and continue running, but my ankle didn't seem too happy about that. So this week, I took it easy, no running, light gym workout, lots of stretching. Yesterday was the first big test, I was at a wedding, in heels, dancing all night, and my ankle was only minimally swollen the next day, actually looked better than it had all week. So I went running tonight, only 4 miles, below my training goal for this week, but I didn't want to overdo it. I iced my ankle when I'd finished, it looks pretty good right now and it's not bothering me too much. We'll see how it does at work tomorrow. One good thing about working in physical therapy is that I have plenty of people to bounce ideas off of and get advice where my ankle is concerned. Here's hoping I can resume the full training this week, starting with a short(er) run on Tuesday.
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