Running!
After patiently waiting to attempt a run until after the 4 month mark, I successfully completed a pain-free mile on the treadmill. Although feeling “strange” I felt fairly confident and had good cadence for the run. The tendon and ankle did not swell and as I sit here a few hours later I feel great, no pain or stiffness. I did spend the 3 previous days walking all over Las Vegas and did feel that at the end of each night…nothing a little Aleve couldn’t handle though. Still working on strengthening the calf, I can do a single heel raise but puny compared to the good leg. Anyway, cool gate to pass and excited to be able to add running back to my workout regiment and participate in more Crossfit WOD’s. box jumps and explosive moves will still be reserved for the 6 month mark. Jump rope might be a fun add soon as well. For those still recovering keep to the plan, it does get better and closer to normal before you know it…if you would have asked me where I would be in my recovery at 18 weeks I would have been happy to walk limp free. Soooo happy to be wrong and even more happy to be further along rolling into Summer.