Nearly back
So things are going well.
Very well.
It’s hard to believe that less than two weeks ago, I was still on crutches. I’ve been going to physio 3 times a week, doing several sets of lower leg strengthening exercises, combined with little “tricks” as the Graeme, my physio, calls them. The “tricks” are little exercises to loosen up the ankle, as it’s still rather stiff. However, according to Graeme, my progress so far has been very good, so good in fact that he has me running…
Well let me correct that, I have to do 3 minutes of running, 3 times a week, on grass. My ankle is relatively strong, so this exercise is designed to get me used to the pounding that occurs when running. So this evening I head down to a patch of grass, and start my slow jog. I was very nervous. It’s like getting a car back from a service, and wondering if everything works ok.
All I can say is that my 3 minutes of running has been the best 3 minutes of exercise of exercise I’ve had in a long time. Compared to cycling (or crutches) running feels so natural, so free. I had no pain in my ankle, but my foot did feel a bit stiff, which is normal, I’m told.
At this rate, I could be running regularly in about a month. It’s still early days, so it still requires patience, but so far, everything has been going very well.
