The Little Things
July 19, 2016

A few weeks ago I wrote a post about the Achilles tendinitis that has taken me out of running since the middle of March. I got some physical therapy exercises, and those seemed to help quite a bit, getting me through hiking 3-12 miles every day for a week out in South Dakota! I was told that once I could walk a few miles without pain, I could slowly get into running. That time has finally come!

Two weekends ago I went on a long walk (a little over 6 miles!), and decided that I was ready to try running. I did my typical run: walk 3:1 minute style, and ran 0.75 of a mile. That’s not much at all, but I definitely didn’t want to push it. I ran up to Melissa who was out walking with me, and yelled “it was so magical!”. It really felt that way. Being apart from something I love so much for the last 4 months has certainly had its tough moments, so it was really exciting!

running pic nicey treat

We celebrated with some Nicey Treat!

The next day I got fitted for a different pair of running shoes, and ended up with Nikes- we’ll see how they are once I start increasing my mileage a little bit. This past weekend I went on a 1.3 mile run, and it was really great as well!

running with rogue

I enjoyed running with my friend’s dog (they let me borrow her whenever I want to run or walk with, which is fun for me… and for her!), and we had a great run in the sunshine. I didn’t have pain after either run which is great. I’m hoping it’ll last.

Getting back to running after injury makes me a little nervous, as I don’t want to make the injury flare up again. I’m hoping that I’ve found a good mix of things that’ll help keep it at bay!

So- there’s the up-to-date information on my running! I’m glad I am getting a bit of running in this summer. I was a little worried I was going to end up missing all the nice months!

 

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2 responses to “Running Again!”

  1. chelsea jacobs says:
    July 19, 2016 at 10:15 am

    Yay! I’m glad you’re able to ease back into it!