Sunday, August 7, 2011

You're Welcome

Yesterday I said, "Thank You."

This morning I went out for a 12-miler and made it 10 steps before my leg said, "Nope. Not gonna happen." When you know, you know...

I turned around, went home, and e-mailed my coach about Plan B.

Plan B = 30 minutes elliptical, 15 minutes stair machine, 30 minutes elliptical

Alrighty then. Let's stay positive. At least I can still workout. Just got some new songs on my iPod. It's all good.

You can imagine my thoughts when I walked into the Marine Corps Base gym and saw two of these:

SHUT THE FRONT DOOR!!! AN ALTER-G?!?!

I was grinning from ear-to-ear.

If that's not God's way of saying, "You're welcome," I don't know what is!!!!

I mean, come on! Yuma doesn't even have a Macy's. Or a Chik-Fil-A. Or a Chipotle. Or even a Costco! 

But lo and behold the day that I hang it up and decide it's time for cross-training, I find that the gym now has two anti-gravity treadmills.

So I got my brief on how to use it and jumped right to it after 30 minutes on the elliptical. 

I was able to do 7 miles at about 40% of my body weight comfortably. I went up to 45% and my leg got a tad achy. After talking to my coach and describing my symptoms, it sounds like I may have posterior tibial tendonitis. I've been WAY too aggressive about changing my footstrike. I was a moderate heel-striker, and I think I actually got a little carried away and changed up to practically a forefoot strike. Too much. And now I am paying for it.

At any rate, what's done is done. I'm going to be re-habbing on this guy + elliptical + stair machine. And icing. And calf raises. And finding a comfortable footstrike.

And continuing to say THANK YOU to the man upstairs.

6 comments:

  1. SHUT UP!!!! that is just awesome. Seriously. that is cool. too cool. so glad you have some incredible rehab machines to work with!!!

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  2. agree with Julie. That is absurd. I think my gym would have to charge $500 per month before they would buck of for something that intense. I'm happy you get to use this!

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  3. Okay... now that is just cool!! I must find one of these tings!!

    Im sorry about your hip though. Ouch!! How long does it take to heal? Dare I ask??

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  4. The Alter G is SO amazing. I got an opportunity to use one coming back from my hip injury. It was 7 hours away though so I could only just try it....Two of those! Who needs Costgo!!! (who am I kidding, everyone needs Costgo.....)

    Take care of yourself. Hope you heal up quick!!!

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  5. Holy crap that is awesome! I am sorry about your injury, but it's great that you will be able to use this as you rehab!

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