An Ironman’s recovery from an Achilles Tendon Rupture

I broke the promise to myself by a few hours and did my first run on Halloween -Friday October 31. I managed to sneak it in before the trick or treaters arrived. It was nothing mind blowing for sure. A mix of walking and running (5 minutes of constant running at a time).

Since that day, I have increased the amount of constant running time and I am up to 20-30 minutes (it depends on the day and how paranoid I feel that something bad might happen).

My speed during the actual running phase ranges from 6:27/km to 6:00/km pace. I often get the urge to go faster but I will hold back. Nothing faster than 6 minute per km pace for at least the rest of the month. I will stick to this promise.

The hump/bump at my bottom scar is still very much there. My physio is still working on it. Strength is slowly coming along on my left side and the Achilles still feels a bit tight. Full one legged heel raises (to equal ability as the right side) is still a challenge. When this makes a more dramatic improvement, then I will increase the pace of my runs. Plus, my physiotherapist is telling me to hold back too.

That’s all for now. I will try and update is post later with workout details.

Happy healing to all. Thanks for reading.

Hoss