A simple blog about training for my first encounter with the 26.2 mile monster (as a first time mommy).
Monday, August 8, 2011
slow and steady
Well I ran last Wednesday for the first time in a month. I warmed up on the elliptical for a half hour, stretched out my achilles then ran a mile on the treadmill at a 10 minute pace. Right away I could feel my ankle and after 5 mins my ankle stopped but my achilles tightened up. Overall it was not a great run. I left feeling pretty defeated. I came home to ice and do heel drops. Recently I read about an experiment to improve achilles tendonitis. It focuses on eccentric calf exercises - heel drops off the edge of a step with a straight leg then a bent leg. It recommends 3 sets of 15 reps of each type twice a day. That's 180 heel drops a day - ugh! So time consuming. However, I'm willing to try anything at this point. The experiment showed improvement in 70% of its patients. That is after 6 months of 180 heel drops a day!! So Friday I ran a mile outside and I had no pain at all! I was so thankful! Brent and I went for a run last night and I felt good then too. However, I went to run this morning and I did not feel nearly as good as the last two. I guess this could be expected. I am sure it's going to come in waves. I made sure to ice as soon as I got back. Later I did heel drops and iced again. I'm praying Wednesday's run goes better. Meanwhile I'll be doing more heel drops, icing and cross training. This journey is definitely taking longer than I had ever envisioned, but I'm not ready to give up. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.
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