An Ironman’s recovery from an Achilles Tendon Rupture

All is still going well, but not perfect by any means.

I had a bit of a scare last week. My left calf and Achilles got sore after my race at Welland once I got home. This soreness lasted 3 days. Needless to say I did no running those days. I was a bit apprehensive during my first run back but I was soon clicking the kms away effortlessly at a fairly quick pace.

Cranked out a 165 km bike ride last weekend and ran 24.5km a few days ago. These are the last big sessions before Ironman Lake Placid in a few weeks. I am so amped to get back at it. No real expectations other than being strong throughout, enjoying myself and be able to be out there (unlike last year of course). Whatever the result, I will be happy.

As always, happy healing to all.

If you are interested in this sort of thing, here is a report from my last race.

http://www.teamrunningfree.com/blog/2009/06/29/the-welland-double/