Getting my running legs back!

I'm cleared to s l o w l y start back running. Flat, soft surfaces to begin -- so why not the beach at low tide. I did 4/1 and 3/2 walk to run intervals after a walking warm up, and ended with a walking cool down. It felt really good to move at a pace slightly faster than a turtle!

I'm back!

Vacation was wonderful, and I wish it could continue. I'm still gimpy and the achilles is affecting my running (none) and biking. But I'm practicing yoga, spinning and swimming, and working hard on weight loss. For the first phase on Sister Challenge, I lost 9 pounds -- my first significant weight loss in well over a year, probably closer to 18 months. The Tufts 10K next month is out, as we the Nantasket Seaside race this weekend, but I'm all about (1) healing and (2) getting lighter. And I *will* race again in 2009. The "tri" magnet is back on my car, too.

Status Report: No Wogging Until Labor Day (at least)

Back from another visit with the chiro and he said I pretty much have to say goodbye to any wogging (that's running/jogging/walking) over the summer, and there is a good chance he won't want me to do the Tufts 10K in October. My achilles is still very inflamed and sore to the touch, and he says it can take 40-50 WEEKS for full healing from that point -- although therapy can cut that time down. He's willing to re-evaluate after Labor Day but in the meantime only swimming, cycling (avoid hills, HAH, like that's hard ;-)), spinning, yoga, and strength training.

He's right in that it doesn't make sense to re-injure it in a month and have a complete set-back, and really, I want to be ready to train for a return to tris in 2009, so I need to take the long view. My only gripe is that wogging is so much more convenient/efficient compared to cycling and swimming, but I guess I'll have to figure out how to figure it all out. No time like the present!

Taped!

I finally say my chiro and my painful achilles (did I mention I hurt my achilles being stupid 12 days ago) is still in the "acute inflammation" stage. No running for an indefinite period of time. Not even wogging or walking. And I'm taped, for extra support (and it really helps) just like a real jock. Somehow that makes it all worthwhile (sad, I know).

Meanwhile, Week 3 of the Sister Challenge went well. I made 5 of 6 possible points and lost 2 pounds.

On to Week 4!