I’m happy to report that I finished the Joe Kleinerman 12 Hour Race on Saturday in Queens, NY – and felt much better than I expected…..managed 64.2 miles, good enough for 2nd female.  The feet were not too much of a problem, and the post-op foot, no problem at all.  As always in the summer, the bigger issue was asthma….but as ultrarunners and other long-distance runners know, if you hang on, eventually you will feel better….which happened to me.  The amazing thing about ultras — you can actually feel better in the second half if you get into a groove.

So maybe my dream of doing 100 miles or a 24-hour race is do-able? 

Happy healing to everyone!!

…so I thought you all would like to know!  Although I ran a “personal worst” time (4:11), I keep reminding myself that I will have to run a lot of “worst” times before I can get into shape again the way I would like….but at least the foot held up, although I felt it a bit during the race, and it was a bit sore afterwards…..but stretching seems to have helped it. 

So yes, there is life after Achilles surgery!  Happy Healing to All!

First — welcome back, Dennis! Thanks for all of your efforts, we will try to be patient with technical issue (for instance….I tried to post a comment to your post, but my computer would not display the image for the “spam word” so could not…another loading issue?)

On another note…..while we were away, I managed to make it through my first 50K since the surgery after a year and change…..ran slow, walked the hills in the second half, but got through 31+ miles….and the foot held up. So I am optimistic about more ultras in the future…..

Looking forward to reading up on everyone else’s progress!

I’ve been so busy worrying about getting back into shape….that my one-year anniversary came and passed on February 18!  A good sign, I suppose, that I am looking forward and not back….except when I get some soreness.  But I am finally feeling that racing will be possible in a month or two.

Best wishes to all of us at different stages of this journey.  One step at a time, and we will all get there.

Just a quick note to say that, although I had been avoiding treadmill running, because of our recent snowfall (i.e., BLIZZARD), I was back on the treadmill again today for a short 4-mile run. And luckily, I remembered george’s suggestion about elevation, so I set it at 1.0 instead of 0.0….and it seems to have helped!! So thanks for the advice, george — the power of others’ experiences strikes again…..

Hello all.  Sorry long time, no post….but as you know with this website, usually no news is good news.

I am still running and getting stronger every day, but my question for the group is……Why does treadmill running always make my achilles hurt?  (Both the post-op and non-post-op side).  I had done a few hard treadmill workouts during the recent cold snap here in Queens/NYC, and felt great about getting some faster miles in….but now afraid to do it on a regular basis, since my feet always hurt afterwards.

Opinions, advice, and warnings welcome!

Alley Pond Park-12-31-09

On New Year’s eve, we got about half a foot of snow here in Queens, NY……but enjoyed trudging through the park.  What a beautiful view, my cellphone photo doesn’t do it justice, but you get the idea…….

Happy New Year to all of you at all stages of recovery.  As I approach my first anniversary of my achilles surgery (which is Feb. 18), I am dreaming of races great and small…so glad to be running again and able to contemplate the longer races in 2010!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS -

AND HAPPY HEALING –

TO ALL!!

Wishing everyone a restful holiday and a peaceful New Year. 

So I started doing some evening runs, which always felt better even when I was not recovering from injury…..and I seem to be able to push a little harder, have much looser tendons (on both sides, as the left still can act up a bit).  But still not breaking any speed records, but I guess that will come back slowly, I hope.  Felt a little sore later in the week (Thursday), so took a second day off in addition to my usual Mondays off…..then squeezed in some longer runs Friday night (8), Saturday (20) and Sunday (10)…..to squeak out a total of 50 miles.  Happy to say that today (Monday), not feeling as sore, so will do my usual lunch-hour stationary bike and then think about a short run tonight, since tomorrow will be tough due to work obligations…..

Onward, upward, keeping my eye on the prize (the goal to be racing in the new year……)

Just a quick post to report that I took advantage of the holidays off to up my mileage, so I was able to get in a 10 miler and several 7 milers on days I would normally have only had time for 5…..capped off by a good 20 miler today.  And the feet are holding up.  But having jumped from a total of 37 miles last week to over 50 this week, yup I am tired!!  But it’s a good feeling….