Well, Tim, that could be worse, right? Sounds like you got a better result from this doc. (and I don't say that just cuz it's more what you want to hear!) He sounds reasonable, did the right tests and gave you a reasonable plan of treatment. Wear the brace!! I just realized yesterday was my first total rest day (no XT or anything) since Nov. 18. I guess I was due. I had a More Miles Than Degrees run today! 9 miles in +1F temps. I tried my new balaclava and it works pretty well. Has a separate nose piece with an opening underneath, and little holes at the mouth area. My old one would freeze up and I couldn't breathe thru it. That doesn't happen with this one. I will need my ear band for anything colder though... my ears got a little chilly thru the balaclava. Sure was iced up when I finished! This was my first true frosty eyelashes run this winter, and boy were they iced up. I'm planning on twice this distance tomorrow... will have to stop halfway thru and de-ice my eyelashes so I can see where I'm going!

Well, Tim, that could be worse, right? Sounds like you got a better result from this doc. (and I don't say that just cuz it's more what you want to hear!) He sounds reasonable, did the right tests and gave you a reasonable plan of treatment. Wear the brace!! I just realized yesterday was my first total rest day (no XT or anything) since Nov. 18. I guess I was due. I had a More Miles Than Degrees run today! 9 miles in +1F temps. I tried my new balaclava and it works pretty well. Has a separate nose piece with an opening underneath, and little holes at the mouth area. My old one would freeze up and I couldn't breathe thru it. That doesn't happen with this one. I will need my ear band for anything colder though... my ears got a little chilly thru the balaclava. Sure was iced up when I finished! This was my first true frosty eyelashes run this winter, and boy were they iced up. I'm planning on twice this distance tomorrow... will have to stop halfway thru and de-ice my eyelashes so I can see where I'm going!

yeah, and i thought i was nuts, lol. thanks erika...damn caps that don't work... tim

I am done running for atleast 6 more weeks, and I didn't have a torn or ruptured AT.... But said I really really torched my AT more than he has seen before. . . . sorry tet, but he said no barefoot walking, as that stretches and hurts me at big time.

Timbi - not sure if just torchin’ your AT sounds much better than rupturing it but the six more weeks of nonrunning in addition to the six you’ve already done is a huge improvement over the prospect of still bein’ DL’ed by Rock’n’Roll time in June. In particular, serious running or for the fun and fitness of it, decent or indecent finish or not, it won’t matter to us at all as long as you are here to celebrate. ps - hope you can join us in a possible barefoot beach run at that time but at least you’ll be okay for the swim part. .

Timbi - not sure if just torchin’ your AT sounds much better than rupturing it but the six more weeks of nonrunning in addition to the six you’ve already done is a huge improvement over the prospect of still bein’ DL’ed by Rock’n’Roll time in June. In particular, serious running or for the fun and fitness of it, decent or indecent finish or not, it won’t matter to us at all as long as you are here to celebrate. ps - hope you can join us in a possible barefoot beach run at that time but at least you’ll be okay for the swim part. .

tet, i will be there buddie...and i will be racing... timbo