Starting Over

rickhuyck

Hi all. Well here is my report on progress(or lack of progress) since I reported last. I was taking my running group for the last run of the clinic before the Bluenose race. It had been raining and as I was taking a corner off a side street and looking up the hill we had to climb, I planted my foot on a manhole cover and went down. When I tried to get up I couldn't. Someone in the group had a cell phone and called the Running Room and the sent a car to take me back. I ended up in Emergency and luckily did not break anything but had a serious injury to my quadricep. I left on crutches which I needed for the first few days. I started Physiotherapy a few days later and they said I could get rid of the crutches. This was on a Tuesday. I told them I still wanted to run the Half Marathon that coming Sunday. I was told not to run and they would make a call on Friday. I did everything I was supposed to do and on Friday went for a 3K run. On Sunday May 19th, I ran with my wife and we completed the half marathon. I have not been allowed to run since. I was on vacation last week and between really wet weather, a sore leg and feeling sorry for myself I indulged in everything that got me to be Obese.
So, today I am back at work and Starting Over (yet again).
I am hoping that with my Physio appointment tonight I can start getting back to my excercise routine.
Anyway, I always tell my running group that the only way to fail is to quit trying. But in truth I seem to find a lot of ways to fail. :>)
But here we go again. Wish me luck as I work this and try to reach that one goal that has alluded me for so many years. To be proud of myself and not to be Obese anymore.

walkswithart

Hang in there. We all get discouraged, but if you get injured it does take the body a little time to recoup.