Last week I received some great news…. Better yet it was a win. It was a win in terms of this journey and running all together. This win is just as big as finishing my first marathon… Yes it’s really that big! I’ve been cleared to run! (I told you it was great news.) For those of you who is like wait you haven’t been running? No I haven’t been running, well except for that one occasion. But I’ve been suffering Achilles Tendonitis since June 15, 2015 and I’ve been miserable about it. So I took a break from running, seen an orthopedic specialist and went through a few weeks of PT (more like 14 week). Last week I went for my follow-up and he told me to continue PT for 4 more weeks and try easing into running…. If I don’t have pain while running within those 4 weeks I don’t need to see him anymore….Man that’s great news!
Anyways, today I went for my (second) first run… I heeded my own advice and took it easy, and did W1D1 of C25K. During the run I was prepared to feel some pain but I didn’t even feel a tinged. I was hyper sensitive about my Achilles waiting to see if it was going to give me a signal to slow down but it didn’t happen. I finished W1D1 of C25K without a glitch.
I guess the lesson learned from this situation is that you need to allow yourself to heal no matter how long it takes, don’t be so hard on yourself during the healing process, and once you’re healed be ready to start at zero… You’re not going to run a marathon your first week back from an injury.
This day starts a new chapter in this journey… I need to be aware of this as I move forward. There is no need for me to compare this chapter to the previous one. Yes I ran a marathon in the past but today I’m start at C25K…. Truth be told I’m okay that…
Until next time
