Staying Positive

With the weather warming up and the days lengthening, I've been trying to get out a little. But the Achilles aren't letting me do much still.

I spent 8 weeks with Dr. Jeremy Rodgers, a Boulder-area chiropractor and sports medicine PT. He had me wearing a night splint, icing, stretching, and doing a variety of strengthening exercises. I definitely improved during that time, and started to feel like I was finally healing.

But since then I've had the tendons flare up back to the "normal" levels from last year. Perhaps this was due to excessive exuberance, leading to a 1mi jog (in about 12 mins) 2 weeks ago.

Part of being 48 yrs old is that little mistakes often mean several weeks of regret. :)

Anyway, we're moving to Santa Barbara for a 1 year sabbatical at UCSB and I hope my feet can take the strain of packing and unpacking. Plus, we're planning a few stops in Utah along the way.

Fingers crossed.