It’s been a while and I don’t think I ever wrote this definitively but it was a stress fracture in my left foot that had me hobbling after Kelowna. Turned out that it was bad enough that it probably would have shown up on an x-ray (hence the nasty swelling and bruising after the race). Luckily it was far down in a toe and would heal fairly fast (roughly 6-8 weeks).
It’s been 6 weeks today since I’ve run and other than a tiny bit of swelling still left, I don’t notice it at all anymore. I don’t want to rush back to running though as too much running is probably what caused it in the first place and there are no big races for a long time.
My school has a treadmill now so I’m going to start doing walks with a solid incline to hopefully get my heart rate up for a couple weeks before I start walk/running. Never been so enthused about walking.
In the meantime I’ve begun swimming with the Dolphins’ swim club at VAC and getting in some bike rides in this great fall weather and in spin classes with Larry.
It’s been very informal without much structure lately. A couple of morning swims, a tough bike session Mondays, a long easy ride Saturday, a medium ride during the week, and a couple times in the gym each week.
The toughest part has been staying motivated. Without the clear focus of set goals and plan to get there, the battle to be swimming at 5:30 am is a tough one for me.
So soon enough I’ll put together a concrete plan for next season but before that I need to set my goals for the season. With some spare time today I’m thinking I’ll start that process. Until then, I just have to enjoy the “break”.
