Just checking in... Haven't run for the past two weeks. Have done core exercises each day and tried to lift twice a week and hit yoga once a week. A couple Saturday's ago, I rode a bike with Twix while the team ran up the marathon course trail. That was interesting - first the dog, second trying to ride a bike!
I don't know how to judge how much progress the achilles has had. The left one pretty much feels all the way healed up. But the right still has a lot of pain. Have continued wearing the sock every night. Also, to try and get better compression, I found an achilles compression sock online. It isn't a full sock - more of an ankle brace style - but it has some silicone inserts on the both sides of the lower achilles to kind of put pressure on it and massage it a bit. Seems to help. Sometimes there is no pain at all. Then a few minutes later, I can barely walk again. Bummed that I will be missing the Red Mountain 30K this weekend, but I've decided that I need at least 2 more weeks off - don't want to start going and have the pain come right back.
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