I loved how concisely and lyrically you expressed your running hiatus. I feel for you; I went three months last November - January with no running due to a partial tendon tear. Now that I'm in peak training for Hardrock (!), which has been challenging due to the injury comeback, I'm in a grass-is-greener on the other side of the race date POV, when I'm looking forward to the liberation of less running and a less structure to my training after July 12. I plan to engage more in other sports (riding horse and bike, golf) and then have a true ski season rather than prioritizing running in the winter months. When I was injured, I read more books and did more yoga and upper-body strength work, not a bad thing. I'm glad you found connection with friends and other positive experiences during this challenging period. Recover well and get stoked about a comeback! Life goes in cycles like this.
60 days so far for me. Learning to love lap swimming, thanks to your nudge. Grateful for hot yoga, weight workouts and long walks. The world keeps spinning and running is still with me, if not in the form of strides on pavement. Onward, Peter!
Taking the long view while injured is not easy. I busted my ankle (3 ripped tendons, 1 broken bone, had surgery) and was “out of it” for quite some time. It helped me during to focus on day to day and the long term view of working toward getting better, rehabbed and back out there moving again. And my coach always advised me : Take the Long View. And eventually things did get better - I remember my first bike ride. And my first hobble down the road. Been long enough I don’t remember how long I was out of it - but I remembered through it all along the way. Found the timeline : https://flic.kr/p/2maYoHp
128 days into un-running for me and I needed to read this post. I feel like the crud usually stuck to my outsole both physically and spiritually. Thanks for this one. Here's hoping you're back to taking flight soon. Rest up. Heal up.
Wishing you an uncomplicated if not speedy recovery. Nothing is exactly like running but there are several kick-your-ass-type-two-fun-outdoors-in-a-group activities available in the Portland area that I could recommend
I loved how concisely and lyrically you expressed your running hiatus. I feel for you; I went three months last November - January with no running due to a partial tendon tear. Now that I'm in peak training for Hardrock (!), which has been challenging due to the injury comeback, I'm in a grass-is-greener on the other side of the race date POV, when I'm looking forward to the liberation of less running and a less structure to my training after July 12. I plan to engage more in other sports (riding horse and bike, golf) and then have a true ski season rather than prioritizing running in the winter months. When I was injured, I read more books and did more yoga and upper-body strength work, not a bad thing. I'm glad you found connection with friends and other positive experiences during this challenging period. Recover well and get stoked about a comeback! Life goes in cycles like this.
60 days so far for me. Learning to love lap swimming, thanks to your nudge. Grateful for hot yoga, weight workouts and long walks. The world keeps spinning and running is still with me, if not in the form of strides on pavement. Onward, Peter!
Taking the long view while injured is not easy. I busted my ankle (3 ripped tendons, 1 broken bone, had surgery) and was “out of it” for quite some time. It helped me during to focus on day to day and the long term view of working toward getting better, rehabbed and back out there moving again. And my coach always advised me : Take the Long View. And eventually things did get better - I remember my first bike ride. And my first hobble down the road. Been long enough I don’t remember how long I was out of it - but I remembered through it all along the way. Found the timeline : https://flic.kr/p/2maYoHp
128 days into un-running for me and I needed to read this post. I feel like the crud usually stuck to my outsole both physically and spiritually. Thanks for this one. Here's hoping you're back to taking flight soon. Rest up. Heal up.
Wishing you an uncomplicated if not speedy recovery. Nothing is exactly like running but there are several kick-your-ass-type-two-fun-outdoors-in-a-group activities available in the Portland area that I could recommend