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32 weeks - Almost 8 months recovered

September 23rd, 2008 · 25 Comments

It’s been a while since my last post, but I’ve been checking the site everyday reading everyone’s posts during my free time here and there.  I am still amazed by how many people are on the site, and we now have close to 200 Achilles Bloggers.  That’s a lot of people healing, recovering, and working [...]

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Tags: Day * · recovery · tennis

Starting to play Tennis again!

August 11th, 2008 · 12 Comments

I’ve hit the 6-month recovery mark!
I hadn’t played tennis in over a year, and I ventured out to play this past weekend on a dry, warm summer day.
A good college friend of mine happened to be in the city, and he brought his tennis racquet with him. I got to the courts [...]

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Tags: Day * · recovery · tennis

5 months 1 week - Steady progress

July 16th, 2008 · 32 Comments

I am happy to say that my conditioning has improved, and I’ve been jogging periodically. It’s much better than the treadmill running.
This past Saturday, I drove into the city and went for a jog in Central Park. Now that I am living in NJ, I really miss running in the park. I [...]

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Tags: Day * · achilles injury

4 months and 3 weeks - Treadmill 25 minutes, 2 miles

June 26th, 2008 · 22 Comments

It’s been nearly 5 months since my achilles surgery, and I am trotting along on this marathon of a recovery. According to the marathon tracker, I am still in Brooklyn around the Clinton Hill area. Still 7 miles to go until I cross the Queensboro Bridge into Mahattan.
Here’s what my legs look [...]

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Jogging again

June 10th, 2008 · 41 Comments

I have taken a break for almost two weeks from jogging as my achilles felt sore and uncomfortable for several days after my 2nd jogging experience. My achilles finally feels better, and I went to the gym for another 15 minute walk-jog and other exercises. This time, I walked a bit longer, [...]

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Tags: Day * · achilles injury · recovery