Well sports fans, it's Sunday evening, and I have nothing to write about. I still can't run, so I can't blog about my workouts, and I'm determined not to complain about work so won't even mention that. Guess that leaves my general state of health.
I'm a little worried about my Achilles tendon. It feels stiff and is tender when I get up, but has improved enough that I can walk on it without limping. By the end of the day, however, it hurts to the point that I'm limping noticeably (sp?). I ran about 10 steps this morning while I was feeding the horses just to see how it felt, and think that maybe I should wait another week or two before I try to go for a run.
Since it's been over a month now since I was last able to go for a run, it will be almost like starting over when I actually do get to go. I'll have to be very careful, because I have a tendency to try to do too much too quickly, and I don't want to aggravate my injury.
Since I know that Laurie and Tom are the only ones that read this blog, do you guys have any suggestions to combat my injury? Do I completely forget about running until there's no hint of pain? Or should I try to run, and hope that exercise will help it heal? As I mentioned a post or two ago, the pain is where my Achilles attaches to my heal...it's not higher up on the tendon itself. Do you think it may just be an inflammation, or maybe some type of tendonitis? If that's the case, do you think a healthy dose of ibuprofen would help? Or would that just temporarily deaden the pain and heighten the risk of exacerbating the damage?
Help, please! I need your advice.
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Slacker......
Well it's been a full 2 weeks since I last posted...and it's been almost 3 weeks since I last ran. What a slacker!!!
My last run was on President's Day, and I was definitely not in good shape then because of inconsistent work outs. When I start running again (maybe I should say IF I start running again), it'll be brutal.
I actually have a legitimate excuse for not running...my Achilles tendon is toast. I'm not sure exactly how I injured it. I was playing basketball with Doug at the church, and didn't have any problems while we were playing, but by the time I got home it was very tender and hurt to walk. We drove up to Eugene right after playing ball, and when we got out of the car at the Valley River Center it was stiff enough that I couldn't walk without a pretty severe limp. (Not even a trip to See's Candy cured it!!) That was on February 21st...two weeks ago...and I STILL can't walk without limping. This strain is different than ones I've had in the past, because it hurts right on my heel, instead of up higher towards my calf. Hopefully in the next week or so the pain will subside enough that I can start running again.
Things at work are not the best. We've hired a 40 something friend of Greg's who calls him to complain about us. We were told the week before she got hired that because of the economy we weren't going to be doing any hiring, and then presto chango...Greg's worthless friend comes to work. I'm starting to get fired up just thinking about the situation, so I think it's time to quit writing. I'll post a little more information when I'm in a better mood...time to quit!
My last run was on President's Day, and I was definitely not in good shape then because of inconsistent work outs. When I start running again (maybe I should say IF I start running again), it'll be brutal.
I actually have a legitimate excuse for not running...my Achilles tendon is toast. I'm not sure exactly how I injured it. I was playing basketball with Doug at the church, and didn't have any problems while we were playing, but by the time I got home it was very tender and hurt to walk. We drove up to Eugene right after playing ball, and when we got out of the car at the Valley River Center it was stiff enough that I couldn't walk without a pretty severe limp. (Not even a trip to See's Candy cured it!!) That was on February 21st...two weeks ago...and I STILL can't walk without limping. This strain is different than ones I've had in the past, because it hurts right on my heel, instead of up higher towards my calf. Hopefully in the next week or so the pain will subside enough that I can start running again.
Things at work are not the best. We've hired a 40 something friend of Greg's who calls him to complain about us. We were told the week before she got hired that because of the economy we weren't going to be doing any hiring, and then presto chango...Greg's worthless friend comes to work. I'm starting to get fired up just thinking about the situation, so I think it's time to quit writing. I'll post a little more information when I'm in a better mood...time to quit!
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