Sparkie's rundiary

Not sure how I would feel after my double recovery on Tuesday, but it certainly did the trick, as I felt fantastic, and was smoothly rolling through 4:00/km on a 16km run. Unfortunately, I was feeling so great that I was thinking 5km down the road, and hit a hole on one of the few unpaved sections, 3km into the run. Went down in agony, and knew that I had done something bad.

Unfortunately, being Wahroonga there were no public phones or taxis, and the distance to the nearest public phone was only marginally shorter than the distance home, so I walked the 3km back, with my ankle the size of a grapefruit. Ice, rest and very little sympathy were the order of the day.

This is the first real ankle roll I have had since doing the same ankle 8km into the 6 ft track trial run in 2003 (followed by a 2 hour walk back out). The visual impact was not as spectacular as last time, but I fear the damage may be greater (I ran 80km the week after that time). Went to the physio on Friday, and was encouraged that my self treatment had limited any damage, and that 2 weeks may be all I am out for (two tendons had been damaged).

Unfortunately, this is two weeks I can ill afford at the moment, and I am concerned about how long it will take to get my mileage back to a level where I can launch into a program with a 105km first week. I am also worried about my vulnerability to further ankle problems that his has caused.

Still, at the moment, Canberra is still on the radar screen. I tried some swimming yesterday, but my upper body strength is woefully outclassed by my aerobic capacity, and after 400m I was barely breathing, but my arms were aching. I have another physio appointment tomorrow, and will make a decision about possible cross-training after that. Managed a 3km walk this morning, so certainly I am not incapacitated, but the impact of a full training week is another matter.