injury report

For the past week, I've been totally focused on dealing with my injury. The marathon dream has been put aside for the time being. I am continuing my non-running fitness routine, although with less urgency now that I've accepted my situation. My primary objective right now is to get past the injury, which seems now to be more serious than I originally thought, and re-build the strength in my right calf.

I am continuing with twice weekly physio treatments and weekly massage therapy sessions. I'm also doing exercises myself to help this process. My exercise regimen is still pretty consistent, as my wife Cheryl has picked the spinning "bug". We are taking part in 45-minute sessions at the gym three or four times a week. This is a heavy duty workout. I'm also doing about an hour on the eliptical machine a couple of times a week and a weight sesion once a week. All in all, I'm keeping in top condition and my weight is staying stable even without the running program.

My physio specialist and I have agreed that I will resume running early next week on a very limited basis. She has done a good job at reminding me to start slowly and increase in minimum increments so as not to cause the injury to recur by doing too much too fast. Hopefully my next entry will have me back on the road, taking advantage of this beautiful Spring weather.

until next week,

Michael