Monday, July 7, 2008
My ankles/heels/calves hurt. I'm enjoying the rest.
Tuesday, July 8 through Thursday, July 10, 2008
Stationary bike 10-mile ride times are down from last week - 28:30, 27:57, & 27:30, respectively. Overall, I'm sluggish and it hurts to walk. Yuck...
Friday, July 11, 2008
My ankles/heels/calves are still giving me trouble. I head back to Fleet Feet and get some additional inserts and will try them out. I also plan to back off from running until the soreness resolves.
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Back to walking - I walked 2 miles, with the new inserts, in 32 minutes. I'm still in some pain but I'm managing...
Sunday, July 13, 2008
The bad news - thunderstorms this morning so I do another 10-mile ride in 27:57. The good news - my ankles/heels/calves feel better. I don't know if it's due to the inserts or to backing off of the running but regardless, I'm not wincing as I walk anymore. The person I spoke with at Fleet Feet suggested that I continue progressing slowly and to consider doing the run/walk strategy as my body gets used to running again. Therefore, the plan is to continue the bike riding during the week and, depending on how my ankles/heels/calves feel on Saturday, I'll either walk or do the walk/run.
Mental Skills Used for the Week: Commitment, persistence, motivation, and dissociative thinking for discomfort management. Active and dynamic goal-setting remains critical.
Associative thinking and imagery continue to form the foundation for my safe return to running after many, many years away. Taking direction from experts and being open to feedback is also an asset in this situation.
Until next week...
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