Healing is HARD work. I think I worked harder today than I did on a random weekday a month ago, when I was running 10 – 12 miles a day. My workouts and strengthening stuff consisted of: PT exercises (about 20 – 25 minutes); 20 minutes cycling on trainer; TONS of random “firing of …
Remember last year when I confessed that I couldn’t do a squat? Well today I figured out that I can’t do something that grade school kids everywhere can do. I can’t skip. Seriously. I am THAT uncoordinated. When the PT asked me to skip as a warm up drill I could NOT do it. I …
Happy New Year! I have NEEDED to run so many times this year – to escape life stress and to think. Even though my runs are infrequent, short and slow, I am running. And for that, I am thankful. So how does one return to running after a tibial stress fracture?* Very gradually. Most of …
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Good news, people. Remember just a month ago when I couldn’t do even one squat? Well now I can do a squat! Multiple squats even. With pretty good form. Maybe there is something to this PT stuff after all. Next up, running! Stay tuned.
Random Thoughts: I now officially know what Noah and the animals felt like cooped up on a depressing ark in the rain for 40 days and 40 nights. Tomorrow is my 40th day without running. 😦 I had my second PT appointment today. A couple new exercises to add in to the mix. My new …
Chicago Marathon training, week #1 is in the books! I have ambitious goals with the training and with the race. So it was a little bit odd to start my first week of training with a recovery week (from my kick-butt Grandma’s Half Marathon). But it actually worked out well because it forced me to …
