I currently sitting here with ice (well a bottle of Jagermeister actually) on my foot. That's right I have a new injury!
I went out for a walk/run with Nic tonight and was very much looking forward to it. I wasn't in the best of moods and generally after walking I feel a lot better. I had been waiting all day for Nic to be able to go out and I was ready at 6pm. Nic didn't get here til 7:30pm when it was almost dark. I really wasn't happy about that as I was concerned that if I can't see where I am walking properly I could injure myself.
Anyway, we decided to check out a different oval. There was more light on this oval than the one we went to the other day but the grass was quite thick and not very flat. After walking a couple of laps Nic started his run, I put my headphones in (music helps me set my pace, lately I listen to Adam Lambert) and started walking.
It started to drizzle a bit but nothing major, I actually prefer to walk in the rain than in the heat. On my second lap I decided I wanted to run, took my jumper off so I wouldn't get too hot and started running. Went round the bend at the end of the oval and ...crunch... I rolled my ankle. I felt it tear/stretch and went to take another step but couldn't do it. I sat on the oval and cried. I was worried that I had done major damage and would end up on crutches not able to do any walking for a week or more. I was devastated, more so as I made sure tonight I had my brace on, which probably turned out to be a wise decision.
When Nic came round and saw me sitting on the oval he asked if I was ok, I tried to sound ok but I don't think I did. I didn't want to stand up as I was sure I wouldn't be able to put any more weight on my foot but it turns out I could. I finished walking the lap I had started, which unfortunately stopped Nic with his running, and felt fine.
We decided to try out another oval but that one wasn't much better. We then went walking to check out a few more ovals in the area (I think there are 6 ovals within walking distance of my house). We were more strolling than my normal walking but we got to find some other ovals and it made me realise my ankle may not be as bad as I thought it would be.
Due to me rolling my ankle I have decided no more night walking (or moontanning) unless it is extremely well lit and flat.
Thankfully Nic had his GPS on his phone on so after walking I could work out how far I had walked. Turns out it was 4.5km which wasn't too bad considering. Will now finish resting up my foot in the hope I can go walking in a couple of days time.
Distance travelled today: 4.5km
Distance travelled so far: 72.45km
Distance left to travel: 25,681.55km
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