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coachmarkos
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Joined: 14 May 2002
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Location: 1st in AFC West
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 Posted: 09/06/06 - 12:48 Post subject: The saga of coach's ankle.
So, following my half marathon performance in May, I was motivated and thought I could springboard that into a good half time this fall, and then prepare myself for a full next year.
Well, four days after the Brookings half, I was invited to play soccer with some of the other youth soccer coaches. I wasn't gonna do it, but my kids heard about it, and begged me to play. So, I played.
Probably 10 minutes from going home, I rolled my left ankle, bad. So bad, that the next morning I could not stand on it, and ended up going to the clinic. Turns out I tore 2 of the 3 sets of ligaments.
I was given a brace to wear, and told to stay off it as much as possible. I wore the brace all day, every day for two weeks. The third week, I wore it in the morning and afternoon, but took it off in the evenings.
A full four and a half weeks after the injury I tried to run four miles. My foot went completely numb below the ankle after about two miles. I figured I should wait...and tried it again a week later, same thing.
So then...I waited awhile to run, and then ran shorter distances...two and three miles only. 3 miles it bothered me some.
Finally...mrs coach convinced me to see a chiropractor about the numbness in my foot. He tells me not to run more than 15 minutes...and to wait a full six weeks. This was 3 weeks ago.
The half I really wanted to run is this weekend. I've signed up to run the 5K with coachette, and coach jr. again. It's really dissappointing.
And I hate running only two miles. I'm barely going, and then, I'm done. I've barely been running because I don't like it.
I'm actually afraid I might not be able to keep up with my kids.
I know many of you have suffered much worst than this, and I really shouldn't complain. The only other injury I have suffered is a case of Achilles Tendonitis back in 2002. I took six weeks off, and it was done.
Here it is, nearly 4 months later, and I'm so frustrated.
Sorry, had to vent.
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