The 49er game had just started when I laced up my shoes and took to the road. As I plodded down the street I thought of the California International Marathon. I should have been there too; I wanted to be running with all of you who were there on this absolutely beautiful December day in California.
CIM has a maraFUNrun (2.62 miles) that goes on as the marathoners are in their early miles. Family and friends can participate and keep occupied in the early hours of their finish line waiting. I thought of all of the runners out there doing the 26.2 miles at CIM. I ran 2.62 miles, the maraFUNrun distance, in honor of the race and for those racing. Go Running Blog Family, and Go Linda (my big sister).
I ran to the nearest school and ran circles around the grounds. My run was kept to mostly grass and dirt, which I figured, would be an easier transition back to running for my susceptible foot and ankles. The run was not exciting. It was not easy either. Instead, I felt the effects of 8 weeks of nearly no physical activity.
I expected my foot and ankle to be stiff, but I did not expect (who knows why) the rest of my body to so challenged. But my body WAS challenged. My breathing was strained for at least the first mile, and my legs were stiff as well. This was all a reminder that it will take some time to get back to where I was before my injury.
When I returned home, I found the 49er game still on the TV, but the room was empty. Instead, our little niners were head to head with the neighbor niners in the backyard.
Go Lil’ Niners!
As I watched them play, my heart went out the YaYa who tried to hold his own against his big brother (cast and all). Of course the odds were stacked against him, and he melted down in protest now and again. It’s hard not being able to do the things that you normally can do easily.
Tomorrow, YaYa’s ankle will be freed once again and, hopefully, for good this time. I have a feeling that he will bounce back quickly and will be back holding his own against his brother and the neighbor kids.
That was some serious understatement for what I think was your first real run.
YAY! You got to run. I know it wasn’t the landmark, PR marathon you were hoping for at this point but it is a big step on the road to recovery. Congratulations!
Hurray, you’re back on the road! Don’t worry, you’ll be back to your old level of fitness in no time. Don’t push it, just be consistant.
Great job. You are on the way back!!