Where's the Donuts?

Six miles on the bike at lower pressure, so not to stress my achilles too much (though that keeps my heart rate way down). Then a hike on the backside of Green Mountain for the holiday (they're logging near the top and Vista Loop trail was closed, which is too bad because the sun finally came out a bit). 

I could feel my achilles during the hike, but nothing too painful. I can tell the achilles is loosening somewhat as I ice/stretch/massage. It doesn't have the firm "knot" that was there earlier this week. I hope that's a good sign. 

I didn't get much exercise this week, just rest/ice/stretch for the achilles. Saturday morning I went to the Y for a light recumbent bike ride, and after a few miles everything was feeling fine. Some guys were playing basketball and needed one, so they asked if I'd jump in. I was a little cautious, but decided I'd play slow, and if there was any pain I'd step off right then. I jogged up and down the court without pain, then played 25 or 30 minutes without any problem at all, progressively going a little harder. I tried not to jump much or do anything really abrupt, but my leg really felt fine. Incredibly encouraging.