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!!!
Good luck! You should probably ice after you run!
ReplyDeleteGood, get back in the game. But like you told me, take it slowly...but keep doing it (assuming you don't get really hurt).
ReplyDeleteI would love some company for the Eugene Marathon next year...almost a whole year away, you'd have plenty of time to get in shape...what do you think?
A marathon? Have you been smoking some of that stuff that's so prevalent in the Willamette Valley? I almost died and only went 2 1/2 miles. You're talking 26.2....when is it?
ReplyDeleteApril 25th...come on, you know you want to do it. Everyone's doing it, just come on, you know you want to...
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