I started training for a half marathon in January. I trained faithfully for three months. The half marathon was set for the second weekend of March. I was so excited...I felt great and I was so ready to do this. However, God had other plans for me. The weekend before the marathon, I was walking across the yard and fell in a hole and pulled all the ligaments in my left ankle. I was devestated!!! It immediately swelled up to the size of a softball. I managed to get in my car and make it home. I got ice on it and had it elevated. My coach and my best friend came by and we all cried together. Needless to say...I didn't get to do the half marathon!
It is now 4 months later and my ankle has healed completely!! I went for my first power walk on Friday night! Can I say that it felt amazing!!!! Is there such thing as "walkers high"? I didn't realize that I had missed it so much!! I wore an ankle support just in case the ankle started hurting but it felt great. Even after the walk the ankle felt good. I am so excited that it has healed and that I can now get back to my training and power walking!!
I will be training for another half marathon at the end of October. I don't think that the official training will start for another 4 weeks but I am so ready to get going. I know that I have to take it slow, just to make sure the ankle is going to hold up. I leave for vacation in a week and will be gone for 15 days. But when I get back you just better watch out!!!
I have missed the walking and training so much and I didn't realize how much until after I walked my first two miles on Friday. I had forgotten how great I felt from the walking. I realized that this is something that I will have to keep up for the rest of my life in order to stay in the shape...both mentally and physically...that I feel God has called me to be!!! Just the energy alone from the walk is worth it all!!!
I thank God that that my ankle has healed and gotten stronger!! God's healing is always better!!
Watch out half marathoners....I am back and I am better!!!
It is now 4 months later and my ankle has healed completely!! I went for my first power walk on Friday night! Can I say that it felt amazing!!!! Is there such thing as "walkers high"? I didn't realize that I had missed it so much!! I wore an ankle support just in case the ankle started hurting but it felt great. Even after the walk the ankle felt good. I am so excited that it has healed and that I can now get back to my training and power walking!!
I will be training for another half marathon at the end of October. I don't think that the official training will start for another 4 weeks but I am so ready to get going. I know that I have to take it slow, just to make sure the ankle is going to hold up. I leave for vacation in a week and will be gone for 15 days. But when I get back you just better watch out!!!
I have missed the walking and training so much and I didn't realize how much until after I walked my first two miles on Friday. I had forgotten how great I felt from the walking. I realized that this is something that I will have to keep up for the rest of my life in order to stay in the shape...both mentally and physically...that I feel God has called me to be!!! Just the energy alone from the walk is worth it all!!!
I thank God that that my ankle has healed and gotten stronger!! God's healing is always better!!
Watch out half marathoners....I am back and I am better!!!
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