Posts tagged "injury"

July 1, 2015 12 Comments

Bad, back! Bad!

Yesterday afternoon I couldn't get off the couch. When I say I couldn't get off the couch, I don't mean I was so tired or depressed that I couldn't will myself off it, I mean I physically could not get off the couch. My lower back had been sore, so I'd lain down on my... [Read More]

February 18, 2015 6 Comments

Let’s get physical…therapy.

Remember when I twisted my ankle and skinned my knee last December? At first I thought I was fine, but then my ankle started hurting ten days later. I hobbled my way through the Christmas holidays, spent an entire weekend indoors on the couch, and then waited five days for the podiatrist to come back... [Read More]

December 17, 2014 10 Comments

And we all fall down…or just me, actually

There I was, walking down the sidewalk after checking my mail, when suddenly my left ankle began to twist. I thought I'd be able to recover, but instead, BAM! I hit the sidewalk like gravity's bitch and stayed down. It hurt. A LOT. It was one of those epic falls where I had to sit... [Read More]

March 25, 2008 Leave a Comment

I love it when rest and ice actually work

When I was a baby, I liked to be bounced up and down. That might be why I like running. There's something rhythmic about bounding down the trail. My left foot has been feeling much better, so I ran for 10 minutes on the treadmill yesterday, and it was indeed awesome. I have missed the... [Read More]

March 17, 2008 Leave a Comment

My left foot

Last Sunday my training schedule called for a 90-minute run. The weather was actually above freezing and there were no abominable snowman on the trail. My nose hairs did not form nasal popsicles when I walked outside. So, of course, this is the week I injure my left foot. Some days I might be happy... [Read More]

Bad, back! Bad!

Let’s get physical…therapy.

And we all fall down…or just me, actually

I love it when rest and ice actually work

My left foot

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