What is an injured athlete supposed to do? Rest? Uh, not these ladies. There are degrees of injury in my book...those where you can't even move and all others. I have one that falls into the "all others" category, though most may put it in the category that should be rested a few days.
Back up a second though....it felt great to get back on the road with Brie today. It's been almost a month since we put in a run together, and now things feel like they are returning to something akin to normal. Now, let me also tell you how I injured myself - specifically how I ended up with a high ankle sprain in my right ankle and a very mild sprain in my left ankle. This truly takes talent to do something so stupid. I wouldn't mind this injury if I had a great tale to tell, but alas I merely miss one of the steps in front of my house on Friday. Add my challenges to Brie still working through the IT band issue and we make quite a pair.
The run this morning was nice. We got out early to avoid the heat, though there was no escaping the sweat inducing humidity, and headed through one of our favorite routes at Greenbury Point. The ground was still moist from the storm last night, but that just makes the trail sections more cushioned for our legs. So through seven miles, Brie and I caught up on the past few weeks and fell back into old patterns (injuries aside, we're still doing a little walking for Brie's IT band...I need her healthy)...including greeting all the other early morning runners and cyclists out there. I love it! These are the types of mornings that I live for.
So why do I mention the injury if I'm still running? It didn't hurt a bit while I was running. In fact yesterday it didn't hurt unless I touched it, but as I sit here logging the run I realize it's possibly a little more injured than I had thought and will have to rest it a bit if I plan to be in good shape for the Dog Days 8k next weekend and the River Valley Run 10k the following weekend. We'll see if I can resist taking out the jogging stroller tomorrow. Happy trails!!!
Stats -
Miles: 7.17
Time: 1:12:23 (average pace of 10:05 per mile)
Location: Greenbury Point, Naval Support Activity Annapolis
Feeling: Good, more normal
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