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October 11, 2008
think small
It's definitely getting better.
I got through long Thursday with no major mishaps, though by the end of the day (7pm) I was right tired, probably from not being able to move around the way I'm used to. My plans to hit the gym after work were trashed by my boss. She's a very nice woman, but can she ever talk. Her monologue ran to 8pm, when I gathered up my junk and sidled slowly toward the door. By then I was really tired and hungry too, so I took an unprecedented second rest day (in a single week)! Yikes!
Friday my leg felt pretty good all day. I got on the elliptical for 30 minutes, which was fine, then did a spin class, which was a lot of fun. The music was much more tolerable. I decided to try standing in the pedals when everyone else did, promising myself I'd sit down if it hurt. It never did. Well, the fracture never did; my quads are another story. Walking to my car after class my legs felt like logs, but it was really cool to feel tired from a workout (as opposed to in pain from one).
Today my leg's felt fine all day. I went to the Y and rode an hour and a half pretty easy, and that's all I'm gonna do since my band's playing tonight and I'll be on my feet until late. I'm going to wear the boot at the show, though I'm not crazy about the idea.
Yeah, my leg's much better; it doesn't wake me up at night, and I hardly feel it (if at all) during the day, and most of the soreness over the fracture site is gone. Betcha think I'm going to rationalize starting to run again, like tomorrow, right? Wrong. Against my natural inclinations I'm going to stay in the boot another week, and if all goes well I will start this extremely conservative back-to-it program week after next.
Posted by joe positive at October 11, 2008 4:26 PM
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Good news! And that looks like a good plan
Posted by: Mindi at October 11, 2008 5:42 PM
Good news! That plan looks good too.
Posted by: Mindi at October 11, 2008 5:45 PM
Yes!
Posted by: ray at October 11, 2008 7:50 PM