Right now I should be in the middle of a 56 mile ride during my 1/2 Ironman race simulation workout. Instead I am sitting at my computer because yesterday, as I was getting off the employee bus after work, I stepped down clumsily and turned my ankle. My very first thought, before I even fell to my knees, before the shooting pain even registered, was, "IRONMAN! NO NO NO NO NO!" Tears sprung to my eyes and I literally lost my breath; I was gasping for air as I pulled myself up the stairs by the hand rail, but I still do not know if the tears and hyperventilation were due to the pain, shock, or the pure terror of possibly watching my Ironman dreams go up in smoke. I suspect it was the latter.
As soon as we got home I sat down while Karin got me towels to elevate my foot, Ibuprofen for the swelling, and ice to put on it. I iced it several times, then wrapped it in an Ace bandage. R.I.C.E. Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation. I am usually not so proactive or immediate in my treatment of things like this, but there is a lot at stake here! I had to nip this in the bud!
Today I can at least walk around on it, although with a bit of a limp, since I can't fully flex the foot as I would when walking normally. Later today I will clip into my bike on the trainer and see if biking requires my foot to flex in a way that impacts the injured area. If not, that is great news! If it requires me to cut back on swimming, even better! I do not see running in my immediate future, which is very sad; at least running is my strongest sport!
So the good news is, there is every indication that my Ironman dream is still intact. The bad news is that, right when I should be training at my peak, I will be scaling back, at least in running.
As soon as we got home I sat down while Karin got me towels to elevate my foot, Ibuprofen for the swelling, and ice to put on it. I iced it several times, then wrapped it in an Ace bandage. R.I.C.E. Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation. I am usually not so proactive or immediate in my treatment of things like this, but there is a lot at stake here! I had to nip this in the bud!
Today I can at least walk around on it, although with a bit of a limp, since I can't fully flex the foot as I would when walking normally. Later today I will clip into my bike on the trainer and see if biking requires my foot to flex in a way that impacts the injured area. If not, that is great news! If it requires me to cut back on swimming, even better! I do not see running in my immediate future, which is very sad; at least running is my strongest sport!
So the good news is, there is every indication that my Ironman dream is still intact. The bad news is that, right when I should be training at my peak, I will be scaling back, at least in running.
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