Holy deja vu hop along man!!!

I did it again, sprained my right ankle. If I had a dollar for every time I have sprained this ankle there would be somewhere between 7 -10 bucks in my wallet. It was last sprained entertaining for a youth camp February 2006 and now a little over a year later, sprained again.

Last year I wanted to run in the Colfax half marathon and had gotten up to running 4-5 miles when it was sprained. I had been possessed by a consistent fear I will resprain it or damage my ankle if I started running to soon after the injury. Because of this persistant concern I waited an entire year to do any sort of running, jogging, or vigorous exercise putting weight on my feet.

I knew I would have to work hard to make up for all the progress I had made and it would be difficult training for any type of race after not running for a year. It was my first time running last Saturday & I was excited. I was able to run a mile and half to two miles with no pain. Despite being terribly out of shape which was accented by huffing and puffing I was really happy as I approached my finishing point. A few steps away from ending my run I tripped and while trying to catch myself rolled it and then landed on it.

So after spending a week on crutches & watching my foot, ankle, and lower leg swell up to the size of a nerf football I have decided to take up swimming, sewing, or competitive thumb wrestling.

I can't complain, though, as I work in an office full of women and I have recieved enough sympathy & attention to last me all year. The swelling has gone down and I can stand on both feet & I'm planning on taking good care of myself for quite a while so we shall see how long it takes to recover this time.