Injured

I had been feeling really good about my fitness plan, had been sticking with it for weeks, and had been seeing improvement in my ability to run (I had been able to run for longer and longer distances, and hadn't felt like throwing up or wheezing). And, of course, it was too good to last.

I injured myself about two weeks ago at my friend Erin's wedding. There was a step that I didn't see, so I fell and hurt my ankle, though I didn't notice it until the next day when I couldn't move my ankle and my legs were covered with dark bruises. I took a day off work because it hurt too much to walk and was wobbly for days.

Last week, I tried to go jogging again for the first time since I fell. The first day was okay, though I felt a little wheezy. The second and third days hurt. After about a block of running, I started to feel pain in my left ankle. I had to stop running and walked the rest of my 4-mile route both days. I felt like such a wimp but knew that putting more strain on my ankle wouldn't help.

My ankle isn't looking all that swollen or bruised any more, but it does hurt when I press on it. I just want to get up and running again, as with every day that passes without me going for my morning routine the more difficult it will be for me to get back in to the routine. But, tomorrow is a new day and I'll set the alarm to wake up early to go workout, even if that means walking, rather than running, four miles.