My ankle is much better today - at least it feels better. It looks worse, more like a mottled artists's palette with varying shades of purple and brown. It's still pretty swollen, especially after I move about a lot (it's hard to stay put when it doesn't hurt).
I have a 5K scheduled for Friday. It's a Fourth of July run in downtown Nashville. I've done a few 5Ks downtown, and I love it. Everybody in the family has planned to do it. We've only all done one race before, and this was to be our second. I really, really, really want to do this race.
But I know it would be ill-advised. Even walking the 5K would probably be foolish. The bottom line is, do I want to heal so I can work on the NYC Half at the end of the month, or take a chance at further injury? Do I want to hope that it will be okay, or roll the dice?
I've decided to scratch this one. Even if all the swelling went down, and I found myself with a healthy pink foot, the injury would still be down there somewhere. It needs a little more time and careful rehab. I'm not happy about it, but in this case I have to play it smart. I guess sometimes you just have to sit one out.
Besides, maybe it will rain on Friday!
4 comments:
good decision. your ankle will thank you.
Check it out:
http://orthopedics.about.com/cs/sprainsstrains/ht/sprainedankle.htm
Good decision plus you will give Molly a chance to win now.
Sorry about the ankle and having to sit out the race, but hopefully you'll still get downtown for the fireworks. Craig and I were in Nashville on the 4th in 2003, we had a great time!
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