There is still some swelling in the Left Achilles and a bit of hitch in the walking stride, so I didn’t attempt to do a whole lot of walking beyond Bennie’s three required walks today. I did Wilk’s mobilization routine, foam rolling, then 20 minutes (easy) on the elliptical, followed by 20 minutes of icing and another 20 minutes after supper. The elliptical didn’t bother, … Continue reading Day 2 – Rehab Runlog 4/7/21
Nope no running, the Achilles is not ready for prime time – yet. However, I did start my rehab that is based mainly on Wilk’s Running Recovery Injury Program. I don’t plan to follow his program entirely, but enough to get back to running pain-free and then keep myself in maintenance mode with many of the things he believes are essential. Especially, the closed chain … Continue reading Day 1 – It Starts Again – RunLog 4/6/21
The question is not so much if we can do something. The real question is, what is the purpose of what we are doing, and how will we do it? As a runner this has been my Achilles heel. What is the purpose of my my running and how will I do it? Over the years, I have based too much of my training and … Continue reading Adding Purpose to My Training
This left Achilles tendon/Posterior Tibialis tendon crap (some sort of tendinosis/tendonitis) is for the birds or using better left unsaid words. Yeah, I am a bit frustrated with how 2-3 inches of the old body is stopping me from getting back to regular running. Unfortunately, Achilles tendon issues take as long as they take, making this even more frustrating because I don’t know when it … Continue reading Another Busy Week – 3/27/21
No, I have not spontaneously healed or anywhere close to being back to regular running for me, but I am muddling along quite nicely. This morning, out in the fog/light rain and I ran a mile at an easy pace. The discomfort was minimal and manageable. After finishing I walked about half a mile to cool-down and then did another 30:00 minutes on the elliptical. … Continue reading Making Progress – RunLog 3/25/21
My Garmin 35 bit the dust the other day, and my backup Garmin 230’s battery is pretty much to the point where it needs to be charged daily. This means at some point in the next few months, updating to a new watch will be necessary. Since both of my watches were pretty old and having issues. I had known I would be looking for … Continue reading A Story and Getting in Stryd
Well there! After last Sunday’s good 10K, this past week was not the one that I expected – at all. It has been pretty much a shitshow, as far as my running is concerned. Before that run, I had a bit of discomfort in the back of my left lower leg/ankle area. I didn’t think a lot about it since it is a common area … Continue reading Frustrated and Why – RunLog 3/21/21
Yes, it is still Winter, although I did get lucky and get most of my run in before the squalls and winds got here. The temps were around freezing with a ten or so mph breeze, pretty typical for January or early February, but it is mid-March, so I am ready for this stuff to be done. It isn’t, and March is known for Mother … Continue reading Cony-Piggery 10K – RunLog 3/14/21
My first run in the New Balance 1080 v10 was this morning. So how did it go? Good is what I will say, just good. I am still recovering from the after-affects of the COVID-19 vaccination from Thursday and not back to 100% yet, but feeling a lot better than I did yesterday. So I was not 100% ready to run, but I couldn’t wait … Continue reading First Run New Balance 1080 v10 – RunLog 3/13/21
I got my first COVID-19 shot on Thursday, which I thought was a great thing and made me stop and think about how stressed I have been about the pandemic and the unknowns that it has brought to our lives. Wrapping my head around the different thoughts about the last year has been challenging. Attempting to put those thoughts into a post that makes any … Continue reading A very long Year
Yesterday was one of those days where you do the things that you have to do. The weather was excellent on the 4.0-mile recovery run that I did. Even going up Philbrick Hill felt decent for a change. However, my running wasn’t the most important thing on my mind. Yesterday was all about getting that first shot. Yes, that first shot. I wasn’t stressing out … Continue reading First Shot Done – RunLog 3/11/21
Today the weather was supposed to get up into the ’40s, and I am due to get my first COVID-19 shot tomorrow. So I wanted to get a longer run in before the vaccination in case I have an adverse reaction to it. I headed into Waterville and kept getting the idea that I should run my old Shaw’s Plaza – Colby Loop course. After … Continue reading Shaw’s – Colby Loop – RunLog 3/10/21
