Ankle problems...again...

I thought I could get in a run before a writing class I signed up for yesterday. I was at City Park two hours before class started and it was a nice day so I thought I could get my run in before class. I have been training to run a 10k road race, the Boulder Boulder. I am at the point in my training where I put in longer runs on weekends and today's run was going to be four miles. Key words...was going to be...as in I did not complete my four mile run.

About a mile into my run I was running on uneven ground. I was cutting through part of the park running next to a road which had some traffic. I was trying to stay off the road when traffic came by but I wanted to run on the road because the ground was level and easy to run on. I stepped on uneven ground, I felt my leg go one direction while my foot stayed planted. I did not fall but I stumbled and knew I had rolled it. I did not have serious pain walking so I knew it was not bad but I could tell it would hurt to run so I did not finish my run. I was able to walk across the park back to my car and spend the rest of the day resting, icing my ankle, while I watched TV on the couch.

I have a feeling I may spend more time than I wanted to on the couch watching TV or reading when I want to be outside running. I will probably not be able to participate in the Boulder Boulder this year. Maybe I can recover and run another race later this year...maybe...I hope!