Well, kinda..

After my PT on Friday, PT guy #1  said that I should try running. 

“What?” I said. 

“Not today…but over the weekend so we can see if you are healing,” he replied.

Nobody had to twist my arm.

Again a beautiful weather weekend was forecasted so we headed to Lake George.

view of the lake from Commission Pt Is.

Saturday morning after breakfast, I headed out on my favorite running route around the Sagamore.

view from the Sagamore Nature Trail

I followed PT guy’s instructions: walk for 5 min, do stretches, jog for 5 minutes and stop if it hurts, then ice.

Well, the burning pain was gone but not the annoying ache.  I did manage about 1 mile of running & 2 miles of walking.  However, the annoying burning pain returned during the afternoon and I WAS BUMMED!!

floating around

I refused to be beaten by this injury.

After breakfast on Sunday, I set out again to the nature trail around the Sagamore.

This time, I walked longer (about one mile) and then ran.  AND IT DIDN’T REALLY HURT!!! So I continued.  When it felt tight, I stopped and stretched.  I ran 2 miles and walked 2 miles.  After I iced it, I took my anti-inflammatory drugs and wore sneakers the rest of the day… and felt good!

A beautiful weekend on the lake included a positive running experience…

1st waterlily bloom on the lake

So like the waterlilies, I have a long way to go…but I had my 1st bloom!!

Happy Running!