Run: Interrupted

The running is going poorly. Last Tuesday, I had a little motivation and I got up at 5:00 AM to go out for a bit of a walk/run. I was ready to get back to it after a  long battle with Plantar Fasciitis in my right foot. THe PF hasn’t gone away but has lessened in severity.*

Out I went, it was already miserable hot and humid at 5:00 AM so there was a lot more walking than running but I put in about 40 minutes and made my way back towards my house. At two houses away, I stepped off the curb to go around a car that was parked across the sidewalk (a particular pet peeve of mine) and lost my footing. Down I went, I tried to stand up quickly to maintain some pride and realized that things were not ok with my left ankle. I hoped I could walk it off but walking hurt, really bad. I somehow hobble back to my house (if I had been any further away, that couldn’t have happened). I collapsed into chair, removed my shoe and sock and watched my ankle swell to a nauseating shape and size.

A trip to urgent care and a few x-rays later, I was diagnosed with a sprain, outfitted with a  splint and told to stay off my ankle with a full recovery taking about 4 weeks.

F$^* %W*(#)( #(*&%)9!!!!!

I did not have time for this. I had work, I had plans for the weekend that I had been looking forward to forever. But my ankle did not care. My ankle had its way. I did make it to work that first day and that was an enormous mistake, trying to get to my office from our parking lot on crutches in 100 degree heat was torture. Knowing that I had to make the return trip at the end of the day was depressing. The next day I got smart and stayed home.

Bright side, since I was confined to my chair with my husband waiting on me hand and foot, I was forced to do much knitting.

A week later now and the ankle is much better. Still sore but I can put weight on it and get around. No running or long walks though. Naturally, I have never been more motivated to workout than when I can’t.

* I have to thank my Vionic shoes for the relief from my PF. They have and aggressive arch support that takes some getting used to but has really helped me. Not sponsored, they don’t know I exist.