The Next Step

I really did something stupid over the weekend. I was helping out at a church youth group cookout and some of the kids asked if I would play basketball with them. So you probably know where this is going. I ended up playing and after playing for about an I came down on someone's foot and sprained my ankle. It is puffed up pretty good and it was hard to walk on but is feeling better today. I am not sure how long it will take to get back to running but I want to make sure that I let it heal right. If anyone has any experience with this I would love to hear how long before you were able to start running again. This comes at a really bad time because I was pumped up after running the half on Sat then to have this setup back. I am hoping that I can do some biking and strength training soon so I don't slip back to far. So for now it is just following the RICE program and see how it goes.

My sprained ankle is doing much better.  I didn't actually get out and run but did 35 minutes on the bike so I figure that ought to be worth about 4 miles since I don't have any other way to report bike miles.  I have been really suprised at how quickly my ankle is healing.  Today I was able to walk around on it pretty much like normal.  It still hurts a little going down stairs but other than that I think I could actually run on it.  I am still going to wait a couple of days to before I run to be sure it has healed but I am feeling more positive now than I was a couple of days ago.

35 minutes on the bike

I did another day on the bike to give my ankle some more rest. It is feeling pretty good as long as I am walking straight ahead. Any unusual movement and it still hurts. I had a real good bike ride. I pushed it pretty hard and felt good even though I haven't been on the bike much. I did around 10 or 11 miles and it started raining on me with about 3 miles to go or I would have gone further. I think I will try to run tomorrow to see how the ankle feels. Probably just a mile or two.

I tried running this morning but the ankle was pretty sore so I quickly turned around and quit. I don't want to do more damage to it than I already have. So after bagging the run I got on the bike for another ride. I am did around 14/15 miles on the bike and the ankle feels pretty good riding. It hurts some if I have to go over any rough surfaces on the road. Just the vibration from the road. Today I rode at a good steady pace nothing too hard. I will probably rest the ankle tomorrow and then try it again on Monday.