My Achilles tendon continues to be an impediment to my running and so I am still begrudgingly bound to the confines of rest. The future is not however quite as dismal as could have been anticipated only a few weeks ago. Both my podiatrist and sports physiotherapist have confirmed that I should be back into running within 2 weeks. My foot and calf have been strapped up and I am doing two repetitions of 15 stretches daily to loosen up the highly tensioned muscles.

My running style and foot technique has been critically analyzed with video recordings and such footage has made it unmistakably evident that my lower leg is rolling substantially when I run. This rolling action is putting up to four times as much pressure on the Achilles tendon and lower calf muscles than that which would be normal for a runner, hence the recurring injuries.

There is such a freeing aspect in running that I have greatly missed in these past weeks of idle discontent. I feel that my life has somehow been confined and I find myself continually seeking something for which four walls and a window cannot provide. There are fleeting instances when a seizure of rebellion imposes itself upon me and I lunge into a defiant sprint down the hallway, but other than these rare moments, I have been commendably restrained.

The re-commencement of this goal will be reviewed next Tuesday when I have my next appointment with the podiatrist. Regardless of what the next step is to correct my misaligned running style, I am confident that my return to running regularly will be sanctioned without any serious concern.