May 16, 2014
YES, TOMORROW IS THE BIG DAY!!!!!! TOMORROW, SATURDAY, is my 10-mile race in Stoughton, WI. This will be my THIRD - YES
T-H-I-R-D time of doing this race.
NUMBER ONE --- never in a billion years would I ever have DREAMED back in the early days of my diagnosis of MS would I thought this was even REMOTELY possible. But here I am. Of course, as we know the MS has TOTALLY tried every which way to play on my body to keep me from doing this race.
BUT F-U-C-K the MS!!!!! I have been working hard for years - lost over 130lbs and gone from using a cane/walker to running. I will NOT ALLOW THE MS TO TAKE THIS FROM ME! Well, back to my saga that has been going on since before the first of 2014. The wobbly ankle issue.... Yes, the sports med Dr had me go to PT. PT said the wobble was due to the MS weakening my abductor/adductor muscles in my left hip. So he gave me exercises. I (the type A person that I am) - and HATING THE MS WITH MORE INTENSITY THAN EVER - did the damn exercises. I did them SO MUCH that the PT told me to do THEM LESS OFTEN. I promised to ONLY do them 3x per week. Yes - I have been doing that and STILL DOING THEM!!! I have noticed alot of strengthening in my hip and I do not have the wobble in my ankle. So far - sounds WONDERFUL right??!!!! Yes and NO --- well because this issue has been going on for such a long time - damage has occured to my ankle - BIG TIME! I was refered by my family doc to see a podiatrist. I finally got into him after all my MRI tests last week... So he FINALLY gave me the answer. What is the issue??? I have MULTIPLE
(key word MULTIPLE) TEARS IN MY TENDON. This is why it hurts so damn bad. I told him I had done my practice running of the route (10 mile) and the week previous of over 13 miles. His response was that he was SHOCKED that I could go that far because the tendon is so bad. He REALLY does not want me to do this race. He told me if it tears then he would have to go in and repair. He also gave me the whole horror story associated with it. I told him - well I am risking it... I AM DOING THE 10 MILE RACE. I guess because if I feel that if I do not - I have let MS have a WIN.... I just CANNOT LIVE WITH THAT!!!! I would rather risk it than have MS have the WIN.... It is hard to explain but, that is the best I can do... I will continue to wear my little brace and take the race very easy and slow. That is how I did the practice race. I really do not care about the time. There is so many other extremely experienced runners that I cannot even touch them. But that is OK... This week I have been resting it. My last run was on Sunday and it was only a few miles... Very easy. We did discuss other exercise I could do that would not cause further damage. I basically cannot do any jumping/jarring type of activity. We discussed swimming (that is great but the weather has to warm up) and also biking. That I did like and will be biking after the Pecatonica 5K race. He wants me to NOT RUN for a MINIMUM OF 6 WEEKS.... DAMN... But- I figure... OK, I will have Syttendi done and the next race I would want is the 1/2 marathon in September. So if I bike all summer then in August I should be released and can start training for the 1/2. So that is my thought process at the moment.
Since biking is going to be my main outdoor aerobic sport this summer. I had been looking at purchasing a new "big girl bike". I only had my son's old 10+ speed bike and my single speed recumbent. The problem with the boy's bike is that it is made for a guy. I do not have the length in my torso so, I am constantly seating on the edge of the seat that ends up being very painful after awhile. The recumbent is great but, not for long distance or any type of speed. So I had been eyeing a bike that I liked. I figured this was my sign to go for it. So I did... I LOVE IT.... It is actually made by Jeep... It is so comfortable (after I changed the seat to one we already had). I can really G-O!!!!
This whole week has been rainy just about every day. Tomorrow, it is forcasted to be sunny and cool. OK - that is better than a COLD RAIN. I have done that race --- YEARS ago in cold rain/sleet. That I will NEVER do again. I had NEVER gotten so cold or felt that miserable in my life.
Tomorrow I plan to win over the DAMN MS MONSTER.... I will go forward - maybe running quite a bit slower, but still running.... That does not matter. So as
ALWAYS AND FOREVER FORWARD!!!!
Yes - even had a pedicure to commemorate Syttende Mai. That is the Norwegian flag on my big toe!!! You may wonder what is Syttende Mai -- it means 17th of May. That is Norway's Independence Day. The Constitution of Norway was signed on 17th May 1814 at Eidsvoll and as per the constitution Norway was declared to be an independent nation.
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