state of the ankle address

i guess it's been while since i updated everybody on my ankle.

i've been back on the treadmill since early february. at first, i had to take it really easy and slow with slow jogs. one mile. one and half miles. 2 and a half miles. i've been slowly climbing back to 5k distance and was able to hit 5k in early march. i still wrap my ankle in sports tape, just in case. right now i've been focused on incline training by running at 3.0 grade on the treadmill. 3.0 grade is incredibly challenging; my lungs are on fire and my legs ache around the midpoint of the run. i hope to conquer this by the end of the month.

i haven't run outside yet. the weather hasn't been warm enough quite yet. my night vision has been sucking lately too. and there might be some anxiety about running on the same surface that damn near killed me. there's still a month left until my first 5k run of the season.

it still doesn't feel quite right but it's getting better. here's to team ram rod!


p.s. i heard there was a friendly pool starting about derek's finishing time.