Broken ankle to 5k training, starts now!!

This weekend marked a huge milestone towards my recovery.  Earlier in the week I told myself I would walk one mile at the San Leandro Marina.  It's one of my favorite trails and it's flat.  I've only been walking on both feet for about 2-weeks and I had one physical therapy (PT) session under my belt.  Even after the first  PT session, I knew there was a lot of work and pain that was headed my way.

Sure enough, after my second PT session, I was in a lot of pain, but I wasn't going to be discouraged.

During PT, while there wasn't a lot of progress made, I did celebrate a victory, which I used as motivation to hit the Marina as I had planned.  Rather than push myself too far, my smarter self prevailed and I set out to walk a half mile.  It was such a joy being back out on the trail; crutch and all.  It was just as cold and windy as I had remembered it to be.  That will be my training spot for a while until I get stronger to tackle small hills.  I can't let a little pain stop me from meeting my goal.  Like Dr. Lundy told me when I stated to him completing a 5k was my intention, I will just have to be prepared and have ibuprofen on hand for the pain.

Happy trails to me...until we meet,  again     

Thanks for welcoming me back San Leandro Marina!