I'm running again.
It's funny how one's reason(s) for running can change. Before "the boot" I was running from age, from fat, toward health. Now I'm running simply because I can.
I have learned from this injury. No longer will I combine increased mileage with increased speed. While my head, heart and lungs might tell me I can do it, I now know that my body was telling me I couldn't, but I didn't listen.
I tend to be a tad stubborn.
So now I run 2 days, rest 1, run 2, rest 1, etc. And they're easy runs, no real speed involved. It's all about rebuilding my stamina at this point. It's hard. My head (damn, that brain of mine!) tells me to run, run, run. "Run everyday," it says, "or you'll never get back in shape or as trim as you'd like." Ahhh, shaddap and help me figure out the meaning of life...
Anywho...while injured and unable to run, I threw myself into my photography. My wonderful and kind hubby stuck his neck out and bought me the Canon DSLR I had been coveting for a while. (Now if I could only get the choice glass I want...)
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Good for you! It IS hard to go from the "make me skinny, damn it!" mantra to - just run because it feels good ;)
What camera did you get? I still haven't upgraded mine...but maybe in the next year or so ;)
I'm glad you are running. I wish I could say the same. It sounds like you are taking a very sensible approach. Good luck.
I've taken a few months off (burn out rather than the boot) and it is SO hard to build the miles up! I'm up to 4, but for many weeks there, I'd get to 2 and say "that's it! I'm done!"
Good luck and stay off that boot!
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