Ankle test

With my ankle still not being happy I had to resort to getting my exercise on my bike. But I was really keen to make some strides towards getting my running habit back. And I started with a little loop around the parking lot near my house. It was about 130 m. But my ankle felt okay the next day.

The next day I dared do two loops. And that was still ok. The day after that I wondered if I could do three. But it didn't feel good enough so I stuck with two. And I did three the day after. I did that for two days, and then I did four. Then the day after, it felt really good, and I did six!

By then I decided I might want to venture further away. That parking lot is a bit dull. And I had reached the weekend. So on the Saturday, for the first time since the start of the experiment, I actually put on running gear. Until that time, I had only put on a running bra and running shoes. If you only do a few hundred metres you don't really need the full kit. But now I was venturing further out, and I wasn't going to do that in jeans and a cotton T-shirt. 

My first run after the car park just went over the nearby field where people walk their dogs. A loop of some 900 m. And it felt ok! It felt a bit precarious in the beginning, but I had the impression that when my ankle warmed up it was getting better. And the day after that I did 1.5 km, still ok. And the day after that I wanted to do 2 km, but things felt good and I stretched it to 3 km. Not bad! My shortest regular run is just over 4 km. With the progress I am making now I would probably be able to do that the next day.

Venue of the 3k run

This also means I have a chance of running the upcoming 5 k. Everything I have been doing recently was a fairly gentle jog, but it is tempting! Watch this space. Would I be able to get myself to 5 km race mode in very limited time?