This is a huge milestone for me. I have been dreaming about running for over a year now. It just happens that I wore my "Marathon Training 101" t-shirt today to therapy. It was perfect. I literally was so happy I even got emotional over the fact that I was able to jog. It means that much to me. I felt like I was re-imagining this whole journey and realizing how far I have come.
Right now my PT is starting me off EXTREMELY careful and slow. We were doing one minute walk/one minute jog. We only did this for 10 minutes, so 5 minutes walking/5 minutes jogging. His goal is to get me to 10 minutes of continuous jogging. During the exercise I felt great. It kinda felt weird still having my leg partially numb but other than that it felt better than it did before surgery! Probably because I was running on a stress-fracture and multiple ganglion cysts! Who knew that running can be painless?!
The real test is going to be how I feel when I wake up tomorrow morning. Right now I feel a good sore after the whole workout today. I hope tomorrow I feel the same because that means we can up the time that I jog!
Overall, I needed to post something about this! I wish I could of had my PT take a picture of me running for the first time...I might during the next appointment :) If I do, I'll be sure to post it on here!
Let's just say this makes me SOOOO happy! I have had a really hard year, with so many things happening that I can't control. Now, I finally feel in control. It's an amazing feeling!
