Temporarily Hitching a Ride on the Brokewagon
So, there was a lil’ bit of an issue on my 15 mile run on Sunday. Namely, my ankle, which had previously been only a “whiny bee-yatch” on the Smurfway Express to Half Marathon Greatness, decided to completely crap out on me at mile 10 or so. This could have been blamed on any number of things:
1) Very low energy starting out.
2) Recently switching from Asics which tore the holy hell out of my feet to Infinitis, which, while better, weren’t going to make up for a couple week’s damage.
3) Untested decisions which, among other things, took me down a 300′ trail on the other side of the Bridge, only to hit a dead end and have to hightail it 300′ back up.
But… doesn’t the run look oh-so-very-pretty on the satellite view? I’m currently at home RICE-ing the ankle and hoping you’ll send some healing thoughts my way. My race is only 2 weeks away… I need all the help I can get!
Ouch! I hope your ankle feels better sson!
Man, I hope my newbie runner status doesn’t mean I’ll end up with injuries! Got any tips on preventing them?