I am finally in the process of coming back!! Thank you, God! Today marks 10 weeks since the fateful 5 mile treadmill run. Here’s where I am at: 1. Still taking Calcium and Vitamin D supplements. I need to make my bones strong and stay strong! 2. Still Cross Training– today was 4 miles (and 52 minutes) on the elliptical. I am going to continue do at least 1-2 days a week of cross training because I need it! 3….
This week I officially started my pre-recovery/ running plan. I have been doing a lot of stress fracture recovery research and I found a great plan online by Pete Pfitzinger (Yes, the author of Advanced Marathoning.) I am a week and a half from my BIG walking test. If I can walk 60 minutes 3 times in a week I should be ready to start running. If all goes well (and I know that’s a big “if”), I will be…
Several different stress fracture recovery websites I’ve researched mention doing a “Walking Test” before returning to running. Basically, once the stress fracture area hasn’t hurt in a few weeks you can try walking. The idea is to build up to being able to walk briskly for 60 minutes without feeling any pain. Once you can do this 3 times you should be able to run on it. I asked my doctor about this and he said that is true. It…
Last night I was not in a very good mood. The lack of running is really starting to get to me mentally. To say I miss my quiet alone exercise time is an understatement. Last night after my husband got home I left my house for 30 minutes to run 2 errands by myself but had to cut the trip short because Ashton was crying & hungry (even though I fed him just before I left) and my 3 year-old…
Me with little Ashton just a few hours after he was born… Our family- of 6! My sweet Ashton John- one day old Yes, my sweet little Ashton John arrived as scheduled on Tuesday, January 11, 2011. All along I really thought he would come early but this boy was in NO rush! I think he would have probably waited another week or two. (Then he would have been a really big boy!) Ashton was born at 9:47 am and…