The "Run of Ellie" has taken a bit of a break this past week. Seems last Saturday's run aggravated my Achilles tendon. So I rested two days and tried to run on Tuesday...got two miles and had to stop.
I then became a student of how the Achilles tendon works, how to treat an injury, all the appropriate steps to getting it back to full strength. I even went to the doctor on Friday, but really didn't get any words of wisdom.
So...Holly and I went to John's Run Shop in Lexington yesterday, talked with another fellow runner, told him where I was in my training...ended up buying some arch inserts to help stabilize everything.
I've iced, elevated, popped lots ibuprofen...and rested this dang thing. Come Monday I'm going to try a light run and see how it feels.
Regardless of how it feels from here on out...the run for Ellie will happen, because I can be a stubborn man! I may end up walking a portion of it...but hey, the goal is to complete it!
So please pray for my Achilles tendon!
2 comments:
I'm praying right now! And, a friend gave me 3 more checks for "Running for Ellie" that she collected at her work. God is so good! I'll put them in the mail tomorrow. Love ya...
he's running as I type this.. I am praying it's a smooth run, and the Achilles holds up. He's serious when he says he's gonna run, no matter what! Anyone wonder where Bryan gets his stubbornness from now?
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