Saturday, August 29, 2009

REHAB IS FOR QUITTERS!




Well, today I put on my fracture shoe (see above), fired up Wii Fit, and did the "Short Run" routine one time. This took me three minutes to complete, which is fairly typical. I had no pain. Good sign.

I went to the local YMCA. They have an elevated indoor track that encircles the basketball court. Seventeen laps to the mile. I ran fifty-three laps, which is about 5K, in about 30 minutes. This is actually fairly quick for me. Once again, it was painless ... at least until the last few laps, when I started to develop a blister on my right heel. I should have worn socks, but the cool air circulating around my foot felt good. Oh well. I put some moleskin on my heel. It's still sore, but getting better. Hopefully, I'll develop a callous there.

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10 Comments:

Blogger Lys said...

Glad to hear you can still get running in despite the fracture. It sucks having to not run, esp for fear of getting hurt worse.

August 29, 2009 at 10:17 PM  
Blogger Relentless Forward Commotion said...

ouch! hope you heal fast! and 53 laps, oh my goodness that sounds tedious!

August 30, 2009 at 9:08 AM  
Blogger Wii Fat Marathon said...

It was tedious! But the Run Under The Stars marathon in Paducah, KY was held on a half-mile horse track, so it just happened to be 53 laps also!

August 30, 2009 at 9:17 AM  
Blogger Lyn said...

Hey, thanks for all the kind advice. I appreciate it! Here's to healed feet for us both...

August 30, 2009 at 9:27 PM  
Blogger Wii Fat Marathon said...

Amen!

August 30, 2009 at 9:29 PM  
Blogger Stephanie Estridge said...

Sooooo what you're telling me is... you ran with a boot on????

August 31, 2009 at 3:33 PM  
Blogger Wii Fat Marathon said...

Well, I'd call it a "shoe", but, yes, I've been running in it.

5K is one thing, 42K is another. I'm hoping to enter a 5K race in Ohio this weekend and see how it works on the road. I've got to make a decision about ID/MT soon!

August 31, 2009 at 4:32 PM  
Blogger Stephanie Estridge said...

And I thought I was crazy~

September 1, 2009 at 8:35 AM  
Blogger Wii Fat Marathon said...

But Steph, you ARE crazy!

September 1, 2009 at 8:40 AM  
Blogger Stephanie Estridge said...

IM not running with a BOOT on my foot... although I must admit, if I were in the same situation I would probably do the same. DARN!

September 2, 2009 at 10:50 AM  

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