So it appears that I'm doing pretty good. I went to PT this morning and the therapist told me not to come back. I'm at 80%+ function on the bad leg, and he usually only keeps people until they have reached 80%. He gave me some exercises and sent me on my way.
With that in mind I decided to try a 5 mile run. I wanted to get it in while it was still kind of cool outside. I started at 9:50 and it was already 80 degrees. I also decided, for some reason, to try and run a more hilly course. I hadn't had anything to eat all morning so I took a GU shot and set off. The course I took is not nearly as hilly as I was running prior to the injury but I felt dead. The hills were brutal and even the regular, flatter parts didn't feel easy. I'm hoping its a combination of the heat and the lack of proper nutrition. I could have run this in sub 8's back in May or early June. I think some of it is the lack of running over the past few months as well. I've done 16 miles since Friday, which is 16 more than I've done in more than a month and a half. The way I figure it, I've got to get myself to the point that I'm running close to 20 on the weekend by the first week of September. The plan is to get to 6 tomorrow and run that for the rest of the week. Then next week go to 7, then 8, then 9, and 10 a day by the first week in September. That's probably pretty lofty, and I might miss the mark a bit, but at least if I'm close I will feel ready to finish 26 by October 6. There was no pain in ankle today. | 