run a marathon

man o man im sick and tired of injury after injury.. if you haven’t notice i haven’t wrote in a while due to the fact that i was busy with school and work … and oo yea i had a MAJOR SHIN SPLIT. 4 wks ago i went running then i came home and i couldn’t walk . it was painful bc i had to live my life walking and feelin like a knife was rubbing against my leg . went to 3 different doc ( sports, er, and othro) and they told me to REST RICE. my parents took away my elliptical ( even though i go to the gym ) and ive been walkin ( sloooowww as hell ) but pretty soon ill be back and runnin. im just POED bc i just got over a stress fracture and now this ( o well take the bad with the good) . i mb down at the moment but i am not out :)

so far i’ve been running everyother day ( due to the fact that i run 10-14 miles each time and my ankel just got better ) so ive been ct for those days by elliptical, dancing, yoga ( i never knew how flexable i was :p) , and kick boxin. im gettin mor define which is good.

as for my runnin perfomance.. well lets just say that im at where i was 5 months ago … my body is not used to it since it had the luxory of a) going to the bathroom at anytime ( u all know what thst means) . b) having a drink at all times c) not havin to deal with the ambiance of the ouside ( streets, cars , people etc.) since i did most of my work outs at home . but my discapline is gettin much better . my time is slower :( ( but what can u expect i mean im just gettin back to using 2 legs) .

im not as good as i was at my peak ( being with time/milage ),however im happy bc im on track :) and it will help me to not only get back to where i was , but to be better at it :)

remeber keep strong and keep running ( no matter what )

i decided to join track so that way i can a) have running more organize in my life b) make running more productive and c) not to over do it . i cant wait :)

went for a run today since tues . did 10 miles and i will run in 3 day ( keepin this schedual up for recovery of fracture until 100% healed)

usually i run everyday, however in order for me to not over do it again i am forcin myself a break ( i know but my ankle is not 100% healed) . so today i did the elliptical for 2 hrs and 30 mins ( i just out on music and go and i forget abt the time until the end) . i ran 3x this wekk most was 5miles and tomrrow will be 6 :)

ok so after 6 weeks of no runnin ( due to being in a cast for a major stress fracture) i ran a 5k this morning :)
what the 6 weeks have taught me was that no to over do it bc i was running around 100mpw and no breaks ( highly addttictive)

so during the course of the no run break i strated to work on my upper body by wieghts , abdominals, yoga ( with only one leg mind u lol ) and for cardio the elliptical and walking

it really help me portion out my body bc before hand only my legs were strong but now i have some biceps , tricep, and a 6 pack going on :) ( and will help me better with my runnin)

now i must work on my other leg bc it shrunk ( due to it being in a cast ) so now it is 2x smaller then my left
anyway i am happy to be running again and this time im going to be smarter and NOT overdo it

ok so it has been 2 weeks of no runnin :( ( cast/injury )

i am being so good, however i have been power walking 20-25mpw ( or as much as my ankel can handel ) so that way i still get the nature feel of runnin and i ve been doing the 2-3hrs on the elliptical ( better then nada ) for the extreme sweat/ cardio

i still follow my exercise routine as i would have for running for example

at 6am i would go for a 10-13mile run
now its 6am-8am on elliptical

then i would take it easy on some days wend and friday
and saturday i usaully do 20 + miles now i do 3hrs on elliptical on the max resitence

and also after that i would walk 1-5miles ( depends on how i feel)

i still get emotional when i see runners , and me in a cast bc going from runnin 3 marathons , 100mpw, being at my peak
and then this broken ankel, 20mpw walkin , havin a cast on no fun ( i want to be out there hittin the trails instead of cast walkin it which is slower )

but i will run again and i cant wait :)!!!!

so one week has past and so far i am doing ok ( didnt jump off the band wagon yet :P )

i still get depressed abt not running ( due to broken ankel) from time to time but i read that everyone has a running hault so :)

also ive been walking 3-6 miles everyday ( i can do that :) but im walking a 11min/mile pace ) without pain :) and using the elliptical 2-3hrs a day to keep fit and keep my usual cardio routine

im mad that i lost 2lbs ( meanin muscel ) it took a long time to get gain the wieght and turn it into muscel but o well

anyway 1 down hopefully 1 more to go :)

ok ok so far so good my depression is slowly decreasing :)

so today i did 2hrs on the elliptical and i went on a 3mile hike :)

my ankel is gettiing better but it still hurts when i walk ( i took it easy on the hike so it wasnt painful but on the last block i felt it)

basically ive been home i went to work yesterday ( wasnt suppose to but i live in NYC and i am broke so i need the money ) and they let me sit the whole time and i only worked for 5hrs so that was good ( usually im running on the floor and doing 9hr shifts)

so see how im am working with the cast im still basically bein me ( beside the running ) and learning new things :)

lets see how tomrrow gose

now since I Cant run ( forced not my choice ) ive been doin others things

i did 2 and a half hours on the elliptical to compensate the cardio and affect of running ( it works plus it wont strain my muscle plus when i start really running it will be easy since the elliptical works the same muscle ) :)

then as friends and family told me i should hike ( even though ill be alot slower bc ill be basically working on my left leg but it is still worth it)

lifting weights and abdominals ( crunches sit ups , etc. ) so i can gain more arm muscle so when i get back into runnin ill have more upper body strength

i wont let this cast bring me down , make me lazy ( no excuse ) nor let it get the best of me

instead im going to learn from it and that is never take things for granted, LISTEN to your BODY! , anythin can happen and it only takes a second to change your life completely ( trust me it happened to me in other aspects too ) , take the time to learn new things about ur self ( different exercise ) , compensate ( elliptical hey it is sooo much better then nothin as of now )

and not to over do it

well im off im going to work and im feelin better mb if i remain optimistic and heal properly i can get back into runnin in 3 weeks :) :) ( last time i healed very fast the doctor was surprise he said a month ad it only took 2 weeks and i was using the elliptical so :) )

cant wait and i want to thank the site and everyone for inspiration and supports

were all runners here ( no matter how far , fast , or much ) it is about gettin out there and doin it . and if our running comes to a halt ( due to injury or illness) it will not stop our runnin completely