Today’s Run:  3.76 miles

Who is back?  ME!!!  I am running again!  Bells and Whistles!

My leg is feeling so much better.  I am ecstatic!   MFH is very pleased.

Yesterday, I talked him into letting me try a teeny tiny run.  Just to try out the leg.  See how it felt.  And then wait until this morning.  Try the old leg again to see what it had to say.

And the leg was silent!

Before crutches, my leg was practically begging me not to run.  Not to put any pressure on it whatsoever.  Believe you me, I tried very hard to be nice to it.

It was the Orthopedic Dr. who put me on the crutches.  FOREVER.  Or so it seemed.

As far as being a compliant patient, I have been very well behaved.  For me, that is.

Really!

Those crutches have been used consistently until MFH (My Favorite Husband) had his business trip last week.

I knew that he was helping me out a lot but there were the little things, like carrying the plates to the table, the water glasses, etc, things that you cannot do while using the crutches.  So, I ditched them.  Period.

My leg did not complain in the least!

I started going for longer periods of time without the crutches until the end of the week, I was completely crutches free!  My leg does not ache anymore.  I cannot remember the last time I took an Advil for my leg.  This is wonderful!

So, yesterday I did an itty bitty run.  Today, I ran a more substantial run.  I am sad to say that I am not any faster in my running than I was before but I still can run and run and run.

I promised MFH how far I would go today and I kept my promise.  Tomorrow, I want to run to Schaeffer’s Chapel. That is flat and it is my most favorite run.  Ever.  It is a little over 5 miles and it is a lovely, lovely run.  After that, I will stop adding mileage for a while and let myself catch up with my activity level.  I do not want to be put right back on the injured list.

I see the Ortho. Dr. March 7.  Who knows what he will say.  I guess we will find out, huh?   🙂