It's been 5 months since my diagnosis and I've made it my aim to be as fit as I can be to A) help my sanity and B) help keep the effects of these two conditions in check. I bought a treadmill last year and I've made myself a running habit. Woo! I've been struggling all summer with the heat and humidity and the summer weather has decided to stick around into Autumn here. … [Read more...]
Joining the Oiselle Volee
When I found Oiselle, I felt broken. I was 11 months into a physio-sanctioned year off running. I’d just closed a business that I loved and was heartbroken to let go of, and I was trying to work out who I was now that I wasn’t a business owner any more. I kept my distance from friends and acquaintances (all on me, not them), as I felt lost. I was my business, my business … [Read more...]
The Glorious Run
I didn't run at all last week. My hip was aching and I had a cold so I backed right off and felt ok with that. I saw my chiro late in the week which fixed the hip issue and went for a nice walk on Monday and did a strength session in the evening to ease back into exercise. Yesterday I went for another interval run. It was cold out so I got to test out my new Oiselle Lux … [Read more...]
Back to Running – Week 2
Because of work and my physio recommending that I don't run on two consecutive days for now, I didn't really get a second run in until Sunday. It was ace. My legs felt great and I felt pain free. I hesitated going because I was scared that I'd get injured again, but my worries were unfounded. Phew! Monday I went for a slow recovery walk and I was sore in the muscles from … [Read more...]
First Run Back
It's been 11 months and 3 weeks since I tore my calf in 2 places and gave up running in favour of strength training. I had injury after injury and my legs just needed some time off and a proper focus on getting strong. I committed to it. I even called myself a "former runner", when it all felt a bit too much. Last night my physio gave me the all clear to start running … [Read more...]