Workouts - 0
Injured - 0
The Bad:
A left ankle that can't catch a break. I can't remember the last time I woke up when my left ankle wasn't sore or stiff. I've rolled the ankle every possible way and it's been bruised up or inflamed for the better part of the past 2 months. What I am now left with is an inflamed bursa sack right where the Achilles tendon connects to the heel. Most days it takes a good mile plus to work thru the pain before it warms up. Some days the pain just doesn't go away. Now that I'm in taper mode, aspirin, ice and staying away from technical trails is about all my left ankle can ask for.
Recovery. In hindsight, not sure how smart it was to run the SF Marathon. Maybe it wasn't smart to run 22 miles at night in Leadville 6 days later. Either way, the first half of the month was spent trying to recover as quick as possible. Lots of days off (21 runs in the month was the least amount of running I've gotten in this year).
The Gym. My days off were complete days off were I didn't do shit. No gym, no running. Just relaxing and spending time with the family (a great thing) or working way to much (a crappy thing).
The Good:
Even with a slight cutback on the running, the month of August was a blast with the follow:
1st Weekend - Annual LT100 Night Run
2nd Weekend - Bergen Peak
3rd Weekend - Crewing and Pacing PG during his kick ass performance at LT100
4th Weekend - North Loop Indian Peaks Wilderness
With all the time off, I got in a healthy amount of stretching, foam roller and icing time in for the body. By the third weekend of the month, my body was starting to feel really good.
Looking Forward:
Not looking at 2012 all that closely but was curious to see when Jemez was being ran. Was really sad to see the Las Conchas Fires impact on the area and the race itself. Home page unfortunately says it all. If permits allow for a race next year, I'll make every effort to get down there and support the race and community.
Oh and some little race I've been eyeing now for some time is only weeks away!
Parting shot of the Indian Peaks Wilderness Area -
So a 50 is gonna make that ankle real happy, eh?
ReplyDeleteGZ, as runners, have we ever really listened to our bodies?
ReplyDeleteTrue, true
ReplyDeleteGood luck this weekend Jaime! Boy, do I wish they had online racer tracking. Please let all of us who will be anxiously awaiting your finish know the scoop as soon as you can! Ah, forget the ankle! You're gonna rock it this year!
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