I went for another little jog last night on the OC&E trail, and other than the fact that I'm extremely out of shape actually felt fairly good. I headed west from the parking lot on Reeder Road so I'd have the wind at my back on the return trip (it was a pretty stiff wind), and ALMOST felt like a runner. My Achilles only hurt for the first 200 yards, and my right knee loosened up after about 600 yards. It wasn't what I would call pleasant, but I felt that MAYBE I'd be able to continue running on a more consistent basis. When I got home I still felt good...no major pains, no stiffening up...good signs that perhaps I didn't do too much too soon.
Today is another story. I just walked the 2 1/2 short blocks from our parking area to the office, and it was brutal. My Achilles is definitely not healed. In fact when I got to the office, I seriously considered calling my wife to see what doctor I should make an appointment with. I probably won't visit a doctor, but I don't know that I'll be running for awhile.
I was planning on an every other day running schedule for a couple of weeks...maybe I should back it off to every third day, or every fourth day, or maybe just wait 6 months and hope that I don't look like a hippo by that time.
Any advice?
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Monday, June 15, 2009
Back in the Game!
It's been almost 1 1/2 months since I last posted, and it HAS been a full 1 1/2 months since I last ran. I felt pretty good when I got off work today, so I thought I'd go for a little run when I got home. My Achilles has been kind of tender, but hasn't been bothering me like it was earlier in the year.
My run, if you can actually call it that, almost killed me. I went really slow, and I didn't go very far (3 miles total, with about 1/2 mile walking in the middle) but because I've turned into a blimp and haven't done anything since the last part of April I have no wind and no endurance. It's pretty brutal to try to push my big belly into the wind on the OC&E Trail...I'm really glad there weren't too many people out there to see me.
Right now the attachment point for my Achilles is pretty swollen, but it doesn't hurt too much so I'm hoping I didn't do any lasting damage. I'll see how it feels in the morning, but I think that I might actually be back in the game! Wouldn't THAT be sweet! It's amazing, but running really is addicting. I wish that I had started at an early age, instead of waiting until I was 39! Looking back, that was really pretty young...it's hard to believe that almost 16 years has gone by since we left Newport and moved to The Dalles. I don't remember being as attached to riding as I am to running, even though I know I rode quite a bit over the years.
We'll see what happens in the morning...if it's not bothering me tomorrow, I'll try to go for another little trip. Here's hoping!!!
My run, if you can actually call it that, almost killed me. I went really slow, and I didn't go very far (3 miles total, with about 1/2 mile walking in the middle) but because I've turned into a blimp and haven't done anything since the last part of April I have no wind and no endurance. It's pretty brutal to try to push my big belly into the wind on the OC&E Trail...I'm really glad there weren't too many people out there to see me.
Right now the attachment point for my Achilles is pretty swollen, but it doesn't hurt too much so I'm hoping I didn't do any lasting damage. I'll see how it feels in the morning, but I think that I might actually be back in the game! Wouldn't THAT be sweet! It's amazing, but running really is addicting. I wish that I had started at an early age, instead of waiting until I was 39! Looking back, that was really pretty young...it's hard to believe that almost 16 years has gone by since we left Newport and moved to The Dalles. I don't remember being as attached to riding as I am to running, even though I know I rode quite a bit over the years.
We'll see what happens in the morning...if it's not bothering me tomorrow, I'll try to go for another little trip. Here's hoping!!!
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