ICE!

I AM NOT A HAPPY ATHLETE! Babs, Larry & I were out for our early morning 5 miles this AM when I made the unfortunate discovery of one of the many LA potholes! I am mad at the Dept. of Highways, but this probably could have been avoided if I had not been so close to Babs. I know in my head that I need a little room to be able to observe the road and its condition, but I tend to panic thinking I am getting left behind. We were going beside a huge oilfield truck at a red light and I was not only close to Babs but also concerned about the truck. My foot caught a deep pothole and down I went. I felt and heard the ankle pop, so knew I was in trouble. I crawled out of the road and Babs came back to help me up. Knew immediately today's run was over for me. I tried walking it off, but when I tried a slow jog after a while it was a no go. I am home icing and elevating now so hopefully I will be back in action QUICK! To add insult to injury, I also fell on my bad hip side. GREAT-both sides out of whack!

I keep telling myself that "I have had worse on my lip and kept on whistling.". MIND OVER BODY! Actually I have had much worse ankle sprains. Once I fell over the dog while carrying middle child down the hall as a baby-THE DAY THAT WE WERE TO LEAVE ON A CHILDLESS VACATION TO BELIZE! Long story short-went anyway! The worse sprain I ever had was during tax season. I used to go to aerobics during my lunch time. We were running through tires and I caught my foot and same story as today only REALLY BAD! When you cannot walk on them, they are bad! I went back to work with ice and propped my foot on a trash can. Hard to think when your foot is throbbing.

Considering the many miles on my legs and feet, really I have been very fortunate. This too will pass!