Two months after injuring my Achilles tendon, I'm running again - albeit not far and not as fast.
It started with alternating walking and running for a mile on a treadmill for a week, then two miles. The first full mile I ran took 12 minutes, but felt great. Next, I increased the pace to a 10-minute mile.
On a sunny day a little more than a week ago, I ran a mile outside - finally, some fresh air and solid ground. Since then, I've doubled the distance to two miles and gotten back to a more normal pace of around eight minutes a mile.
At the end of this week, I check in with the physical therapist. To be sure, I have much further to go, but it's good to be moving again.
March 21, 2011
March 16, 2011
My recovery, in 140-charachter installments
This blog isn't the only place I've been chronicling my recovery from an Achilles tendon injury. I've been on the microblogging service Twitter for a while, and recently came across Storify, a new tool that lets users compile stories using tweets, blog posts, photos and other media. The result is below - and if you're interested, check back as I continue to update it.
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