This time, its the left achilles - twinged while walking or doing something fun in Hawaii (that's another story). I didn't rest it, and it has steadily gotten worse.
A few days off running and riding saw the achilles ease off, so I could take a big deep breath again and start running like a newbie again.
I'm not running in LA (blow off that entry fee!), so there's no pressure. I love running barefoot - it just feels nice and the sensation of moving smoothly without the thump,thump, thump is really therapuetic. So that's where I'm going to go back to. I lost it all before Berlin, and running became hard work again.
It's also a bunch cheaper.
So, three nights now has seen me out late, in the cool, sliding along the flat, smooth path beside the river. Nothing technical, nothing challenging, just gentle technique. The achilles is still not comfortable, but it's not inflamed and it's not triggering any sharp pain, so I'm going to keep stretching it out like this. Anyone out walking to avoid the heat has been treated to a pure white wraith with brown legs pattering along silently on the path in bare feet. I've had to apologise a few times.
I'm sleeping more, I'm eating better (keeping a food diary to help me remember what works when I'm feeling tired or lazy) to keep me away from the sweety treats and reduce my pure carbs a little and I'm getting up early.
It's a shirtload of habits to try changing all at once, but, frankly, I've got nothing else to do...
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