Back from a LONG absence - Injury (Read 825 times)

I’m not even sure where to start on posting again so I’ll just start…… I joined this forum back last year when I started running in Oct. I was having the time of my life in the fact I had not ran in years, my weight was coming down, my speed and endurance was increasing, I was up to 20 miles a week and had signed up for the 1,000 mile club at the first of the year. Now for the downside and my absence since Feb and March. First of all we moved, and I had problems with my computer, getting setup on a new ISP. BUT I was still running, just missing posting on my log and reading the forums. Then on the 1st of April, I was running a new route by my workplace and was not watching where my feet were going. I took a very bad tumble and severely sprained my left ankle. The doctor said if I had broken it my recovery time would have been better. A little over four months later my ankle is finally starting to heal. Hopefully! I started walking again about a month ago against my doctor’s wishes, but she said if it wasn’t hurting then continue. It hurt some, but not to bad. Today I started adding some short jogs in my walk to see if my ankle can hold up to it. My next doctor’s appointment is Wed. and I’m hoping she will say I can continue as long as the ankle doesn’t look to swollen. She feels if I can continue with PT I will not need surgery, but it will be a slow recovery. So with my plans to run 1,000 miles in 2007 and to run a ½ marathon in Sept. have all come to nothing. Can you say the word depression? I could not find the will power to post when I was so dead in the water so to speak and all working out came to a halt. I finally decided that I needed to kick myself in the butt and become accountable again. So hello again to all! I’m going to start logging again. I’m sorry that my logging is going to include walking but its back to baby steps and anything else I can do to motivate my recovery. This has been a great site and I’m excited to see a lot of familiar names here. Looks like Eric’s site is still growing! Gayle

That is really awful, but at least your on your way back! As said before, you should log every run, even if they are so small you normally would not do so... I haven't run that lately either, and am just getting back into it as well! I have been running about as long as you and have not had an injuries as serious as yours, but my heel has been giving my trouble many times. Good luck on your way back up to full stregnth, hopefully you'll be running races in no time!

Welcome back, Gayle! Glad things are starting to move in the right direction for you

Thanks everyone! I was so embarrassed to first post again since I left the site without a goodbye or anything. I'm determined to get back to it even if I have to walk for awhile longer. I'm not the first person to get an injury and it is by far not the worst one can have. So it's time to stop the pity party and put one foot in front of the other. I'm glad to be back! Thanks again! Gayle

Welcome back Gayle! I can completely relate- I started logging here in Jan and then March I started having problems which benched me more than I was running. It's only been recently, through some PT, that I've seen some progress. It is really depressing, I know! It's very hard to even log on here when you can't get out there and run; I think quite a few people can relate to that. And like others said, you shouldn't feel embarrassed at all or apologize for logging your walks. I figure if we have the motivation/ ability to get out there and start the baby steps again, then we certainly have the right to log them, don't we? Congratulations on your "new beginning"! I hope it goes well for you. ~Joni~

Welcome back to the forum, and back to the running and walking world! I admire your determination and desire to get back out there again! Best of luck!

Yay! Welcome back and happy to hear you got good news. Take it slow, listen to your body and you're well on your way to make a rousing comeback.

I started logging just about the time that your injury occurred, so I'll say "Hello" and also Welcome Back. The good news is, you will recover in time. I severely sprained my left ankle running a few years ago; worked my way back to where I was actually moving forward without pain; and then did the same thing to my right ankle playing volleyball a couple of months later. It took time, but I eventually came back to complete normalcy (for me, anyway) and I have learned my lesson about being aware of the terrain I'm running on. Hang in there, and log everything to keep the motivation going!