Injury Update

this has been my year of injuries. It started off so well with two 50ks, one in march and one in April but I have been injured pretty much since then. After the physical therapy lots of advil I am still injured but it appears as though I might be coming round the bend. I haven't been running with any regularity dribs and drabs here and there. I want to do a long "race" at the end of December and I saw that the HAT run sign up is on and then there is the Foxcatcher again. While I didn't have a stellar race at either one last year the race directors of each are totally cool and professional and just excellent folk.

Right now as I sit writing this I am feeling my pretty stiff left ankle and my wonky right knee. I haven't run in over a week other than doing two laps of the baseball field barefoot on Sunday and a little romp on the way home last night in my Teva's. when I got up this morning I was halfway down the stairs before I realized that I wasn't in pain for the first time in months. so I think i am on the mend. I am planning on starting training this weekend for the December run which may be an unsupported 20-40 miler depending on how many loops I want to do. The TrailDawgs have the longest day challenge which is a 100k along the Mason Dixon line. I wanted to do a Shortest day challenge which would be the 4 corners loops in the Wissahickon seeing how many you could do while the sun was shining the weekend before Christmas. I have to see if any of the Wanderers want to join me. \]\

So that is the injury update. the ankle is feeling better the knee is still a little wonky but if I brace it it is ok and I am fat but other than that I am ready to start running anew.