Or maybe I already have??? Sometimes a change in routine makes me realize what has probably been going on all along. A couple of weeks ago, I noticed that I had one ankle that was sore like I'd been scraped but didn't think too much of it. It mostly healed, but continued to sometimes act up and sometimes I had blood marks on my socks. It took me a number of runs to figure it out how I was making myself bleed; this only happens when I have my spikes on my shoes. I have the same kind of grippers that Stephanie uses and photographed in a past blog post. It seems that my left foot must not follow a straight path when I run and that I occasionally kick myself lightly on the right ankle. My running shoes alone don't leave a mark, but when I've got the spikes on, the rubber from those must be more abrasive. Thankfully I'm not putting spike marks on my legs! One good point is that I don't need to wear a "Kick Me" sign; I can effectively kick myself. Now that I know that I'm scuffing my ankle with my other foot, I'll be trying to pay attention and perhaps clean up my form a bit...or get better callouses on my right ankle. MN has just escaped from the coldest weather we've had in 23 years. Schools all over the state were closed most of the week. My school did a late start on Monday for new snow, was closed Tuesday and Wednesday and did a late start on Thursday. Many schools were completely closed those four days. I was certainly thankful for the treadmill's arrival just a couple weeks ago. My patience and personality would have deteriorated pretty fast with that many days that were way too cold for outdoor running. Here is how we had to dress up to potty the dog... Charlie and I were pretty excited to run outdoors on Saturday and then Deb joined us on Sunday. This time was 30 minutes running and 30 minutes walking. That was super fun to be back to running with her. It's important to progress slowly after an injury, but oh so hard to do.
Try not to be kicking yourself, and watch out for that "Kick Me" sign so as not to invite others to take a swing either. Happy running! Missee
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AuthorMissee and Stephanie are two Minnesota sisters and moms who love to run. We are not experts in running, parenting or anything else, but we do have years of experiences that may be helpful or entertaining to others. Archives
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