Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 9:44 am Post subject: Ankle injury
Howdy Fight On,
I'm so sorry you're injured -- my heart goes out to you I stayed sane during my 4 month recovery by reading hiking posts and working out on a recumbant bike in physical therapy. I transfered to the stairmaster after that and then hiking.
I sprained my left ankle (yep, same one) badly while running years ago. I tore the anterior talofibular ligament, even pulled off a piece of bone. I used a stationary bike for aobut 10 days. I was able to run with the ankle taped by an athletic trainer after that time. I also hit the physical therapy hard to stablize the joint. Also used ice and galvanic stimulation to reduce the swelling.
When I hiked up the 100 switchbacks on Whitney, I thought about a guy I met in physical therapy who had lost his foot in an industrial accident. He was an inspiration.
Fight On, maybe you should go to......THE GYM I know, the horror, the horror!!!
As for the finish, I did have too much left. Not much, but still too much. I planned on pushing the last 5 minutes, but didn't estimate the timing right. Waited too long. People on top were yelling as I passed people at the end, but I could have gone earlier. Now I know better.
Next year, I'm shooting for 1:25. _________________ Joseph
Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 10:28 am Post subject: Re: Ankle injury
Ellen wrote:
Howdy Fight On,
I'm so sorry you're injured -- my heart goes out to you I stayed sane during my 4 month recovery by reading hiking posts and working out on a recumbant bike in physical therapy. I transfered to the stairmaster after that and then hiking.
I sprained my left ankle (yep, same one) badly while running years ago. I tore the anterior talofibular ligament, even pulled off a piece of bone. I used a stationary bike for aobut 10 days. I was able to run with the ankle taped by an athletic trainer after that time. I also hit the physical therapy hard to stablize the joint. Also used ice and galvanic stimulation to reduce the swelling.
When I hiked up the 100 switchbacks on Whitney, I thought about a guy I met in physical therapy who had lost his foot in an industrial accident. He was an inspiration.
Best wishes for a speedy recovery
Miles of smiles,
Ellen
Thanks Ellen, those are very kind words coming from a person to whom I have not been very ..... what's that word Jim? diplomatic? to.
I am not joking, Thank you Ellen.
I keep thinking about how you were out for that time and I know hiking isn't your only thing but not being able to do hardly anything, BECAUSE YOU CAN'T EVEN WALK, is crazy. You must have gone nuts.
I didn't pull of any pieces of bones and didn't break any,(i waited like a week and a half before I got x rays. ) WHAT? I thought it was gonna go away! I think I ripped the same anterior talofibular ligament and maybe something that goes around my heel. Said the foot doc.
How long did it take your sprain to heal. I am afraid that I have weakened my whole ankle and it could happen again. Wouldn't that be nice! Might as well just twist the whole sucker right off and be done with it! Is there some exercises that I can do after it heals to make it so strong like iron so it doesn't happen again? Maybe like those body lifts you do with your toes on a 2x4 with weights on your shoulders and you go up and down with your heels touching the ground and then up except sideways. I doubt I will be jammin down a trail at 10 pm and twisting my body to the right, planting my foot on the edge of some asphalt often but it would be nice to have super strong ankles.
It's been like 18 days now, I am able to limp around and almost walk normally. I can wait. One thing I was thinking is that the longer I'm not hiking the more it will be like the first time when I discovered how beautiful it is up there when I can go back. Can't wait, just to be able to walk up there again. Just to be up there. I guess I started to get used to it.
Pretty nice Ellen, Thanks!
Fight On, maybe you should go to......THE GYM I know, the horror, the horror!!!
As for the finish, I did have too much left. Not much, but still too much. I planned on pushing the last 5 minutes, but didn't estimate the timing right. Waited too long. People on top were yelling as I passed people at the end, but I could have gone earlier. Now I know better.
Next year, I'm shooting for 1:25.
I bet you could get close to 1:20 if you at least once every two months ran it.
You would be so familiar with it by next year. KNOWING the route is HUGE.
Ask Perry how well he knows Skyline.
I ain't gonna go to some smelly gym. Life is too short. But thanks anyway.
I think he could have gone faster. The long blue stockings slowed him down!
Yep! They weigh more than the short ones. More wind resistance unless you got really hairy legs. People keep making comments about them during the race distracts you from concentrating on the little tiny 11 year old girl that just passed your butt up. And they look like you a Bruin.
Get rid of em!
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I stayed sane during my 4 month recovery by reading hiking posts and working out on a recumbant bike in physical therapy. I transfered to the stairmaster after that and then hiking.
I know, the horror, the horror!!! 
) WHAT? I thought it was gonna go away! I think I ripped the same anterior talofibular ligament and maybe something that goes around my heel. Said the foot doc.
