In Your Face, RANKLE!

Life is so deliciously good!!! And here's why!

1) I've been running! Well, only three times so far and it's all run/walk. I'm on the following plan: 30 secs run/90 secs walk this week; next week it's 60/60; then 90/30 the week after; followed by real running. So, it looks like in four weeks, yours truly will be able to run non-stop for 15 minutes. IN. YOUR. FACE. Bite that, you osteochondral allograft in my rankle (aka right ankle).

2) I'm going to Paris next week!!! And since I have to keep up with my PT exercises, it looks like I simply must log in a small run/walk on Champs-Élysées. Fine... I guess I'll do it.

3) I REGISTERED FOR A SPRINT TRIATHLON!!!!!!! I've been thinking lately about ways to celebrate my 1 year new life anniversary (sounds better than surgery anniversary). Things have been going so great. Yes, there are lows, and I do still get stiffness in my joint. But that's the name of the game and I'm going to have to live with it for many months to come. It's getting better. I'm learning how to run, and it's going really well. So, in another 6 months, I think I'll be ready for a sprint tri. I probably won't race it, but I'll just do it. What a way to beat this injury, don't you think? So, September 5th (Labor Day), I'll be doing Austin AVIA Triathlon. I've done it before once, and it was truly one of the best races I've done (including all the running events) in terms of organization, location, course, after-race treats, and so on.

Alright, enough excitement for the day. Have a good one!

PS. The whole sprint tri idea was okayed by my doc, so I'm not being crazy, I promise :)