My update is long overdue, so here it is!
I’ve been running every so often, and I now play basketball about twice a week. I am happy to say that my recovering Achilles feels pretty good. What has attention now is my right knee that bothers me when I play basketball, but it’s been manageable. I just can’t do the things that I used to be able to a few years ago. What a surprise.. oh well.
This past week, I played basketball 3 days and ran one day about 5 miles. I haven’t been running very consistently, and I plan on changing that. I’d like to run about 2-3 times a week, play basketball about twice a week and lift weights daily. Okay, maybe lifting weights daily is being a bit too optimistic.
Comparing my recovering Achilles from the 1 year mark to now (about 1 year and 9 months), I can definitely say that it has improved. It feels more “comfortable”, and it doesn’t feel so stiff in the mornings. It used to feel “off”, something uncomfortable about it, and it doesn’t feel like that any more. So I am hopeful that it’ll continually get better.
So I tried a new free application on my iphone called imapmyrun, which uses the iphone’s GPS to track the your running route, pace, distance, etc. So here’s what the data looks like when I used it to run 5.1 miles in Central Park this past Sunday late afternoon:
Date: 10/25/2009
Start: 17:04:23
End: 17:49:57
Time Taken: 00:45:34
Total Distance: 7.88 mi.
Pace: 05:47 (avg)
Speed: 10.37 (mi/hr) (avg)
As you can see, it’s not perfect.. The GPS data isn’t the most accurate, even in Central Park where there really aren’t any tall buildings to obstruct the GPS signal. Okay maybe some trees, but that’s about it. I actually ran around 5.1 miles, not 7.88 miles, in a leisurely pace, which means that I didn’t run 5:47 per mile, but rather 8 to 9 min per mile. Anyway, it’s still pretty neat that we can do things like this on a phone. Hopefully the accuracy will improve in the future.
So I think I have one more NYRR run to complete, and then I am guaranteed entry to 2010 NYC marathon. I am really looking forward to both getting the guaranteed entry, and running the marathon next year. I plan on training hard and beating my time from when I ran it in 2001, hopefully by a significant margin.
So, I wish everyone a speedy and steady recovery without any twists and turns, but as other ahead of me told me, just be patient. Thanks guys!
15 responses so far ↓
1 tomtom // Oct 26, 2009 at 9:30 pm
Dennis - Glad to hear that you’re still seeing improvements. It sounds like the running is going well. Thanks for the update!
2 dennis // Oct 26, 2009 at 10:23 pm
tomtom - thanks. I am glad to see that you’ve reached another milestone, in 2-shoes. Looks like your recovery second time around is going well, and I am really happy to see that. Thanks for all your support this past year and nine months! There were some tough moments, and it was definitely easier going through this together with you and the rest of the gang.
3 eschao // Oct 27, 2009 at 12:48 am
Great to hear that you have recovered and are so active!
4 graham // Oct 27, 2009 at 6:09 am
Good to hear all is well. BTW try out Runkeeper for the iPhone - its much better
There is a free and paid for version.
5 Mari // Nov 4, 2009 at 1:34 am
I had surgery to remove a lot of bone off my right heel, when they opened it up there was damage to my achilles so he repaired it.
I’m 4 weeks and 3 days post-op and was in a cast for 4 weeks and since 2 days in the boot.
I cannot walk on it at all and am in a lot of pain whereas I had almost no pain post-op.
I’m a half marathon walker and am going to read your blog for inspiration.
Any advice you have wtr to walking in that monstrosity is welcome!
I posted my ‘recovery’ blog here.
6 Search Engine Marketing Liverpool // Dec 14, 2010 at 1:00 am
I am glad to see that you’ve reached another milestone, in 2-shoes. Looks like your recovery second time around is going well, and I am really happy to see that.
7 안전놀이터추천 // May 9, 2022 at 3:37 am
I don’t know why it’s not so famous here. There are so many things people really need and need to know, and I hope it becomes more famous as soon as possible안전놀이터추천
8 baccaratcommunity // Aug 16, 2022 at 4:03 am
Your article has answered the question I was wondering about! I would like to write a thesis on this subject, but I would like you to give your opinion once
baccaratcommunity
9 totoguy // Aug 26, 2022 at 10:10 pm
I tried to read through your writing in the midst of drowsiness. Because this article was written from a perspective that I’ve never thought about. I realized my knowledge and perspective were too narrow-minded. Thanks to you, I was able to see the world from a new perspective. Thank you so much. 토토사이트추천
10 totovi // Aug 26, 2022 at 10:10 pm
It’s a very interesting post. I happened to visit your blog and had a really good time after a long time looking at various topics. I didn’t want to miss these blogs, so I ended up subscribing to your blog. I want to write additional articles based on the posts you wrote. 토토사이트추천
11 totoright // Aug 26, 2022 at 10:11 pm
I think you are so special every time I read your writing. Thank you for posting your opinion consistently. We’ve never met before, but we feel like close friends. I hope you post a lot of good comments like now. 메이저토토사이트
12 baccarat online // Aug 27, 2022 at 4:19 am
Why couldn’t I have the same or similar opinions as you? T^T I hope you also visit my blog and give us a good opinion. baccarat online
13 slotsite // Sep 9, 2022 at 4:02 am
I’ve been looking for photos and articles on this topic over the past few days due to a school assignment, slotsite and I’m really happy to find a post with the material I was looking for! I bookmark and will come often! Thanks
14 baccaratcommunity // Sep 17, 2022 at 5:22 am
I am very impressed with your writing baccaratcommunity I couldn’t think of this, but it’s amazing! I wrote several posts similar to this one, but please come and see!
15 먹튀검증 // Sep 19, 2023 at 9:32 pm
Well written, have you found some recent posts a bit boring?I miss your wonderful writings. The last few posts are just a little off track! Come on! 먹튀검증
Leave a Comment