Tripped down the stairs.

[stepher625]

I sprained my foot. :/

This completely sucks.

But I'm going to run, ASAP! I'm already addicted.

[Lon70 Graduate]

Take it easy and don't overdo it.

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate in reply to Lon70]

Very sensible...

[stepher625 in reply to Lon70]

I'll try not to. Thank you

[dirkcb07]

Step 1) Get the "WILL" to GO Running (YES !!)

Step 2) Religiously follow the Physiotherapy !!

Step 3) PROTECT your foot, AS you get out and RUN !!

****NOTE****

IF told "at Least", DO as many MORE as you want/can !!

IF told "at MOST", DO the FULL amount but NOT MORE !!

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

If it is sprained, then do not run.. RICE treatment until it is healed. better to be on the IC for a short while , than for a very long time. Lots of us have had set backs, but better to be safe than sorry.

You have clearly got the enthusiasm and that is not going to go... be sensible

[stepher625 in reply to Oldfloss]

This Couch to 5K has been the first thing that I've felt dedicated to, in a long time. Waiting to re-start is going to be difficult. Grr. I'll wait. But productively.

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate in reply to stepher625]

Well done.. there is a lot you can do, to stay fit , whilst on the IC...besides, plotting your running adventures for the future

[stepher625]

Thank you, everyone. I think I'll take this rest-time to learn what I don't know (basically anything and everything) about running, eating healthier, etc.

I think that will lessen the frustration of having to rest.

[ju-ju- Graduate]

Take care....

[misswobble Graduate]

You can't run on a sprained ankle. Rest it, elevate it, play ice over it as often as poss. Ice is magic for sprains and inflammation. Do some other exercise with your arms or upper body instead

You can read about running, google running gear, do some healthy recipes while you recover. C25k will still be there when you get back on your foot

I fell down my new, uncarpeted stairs and skinned my back during c25k. Frustrating but nothing you can do but hope you get better quick 😊

[stepher625 in reply to misswobble]

I've been reading a lot, lately. There's still some pain, but I think another 2 days of rest and the pain will have gone away. Luckily, that's about the same amount of time until these weather-storms pass my area.

[Curlygurly2 Graduate]

Most of us have had injuries at one time or another. Rest... and run another day.

[stepher625 in reply to Curlygurly2]

A friend of mine called me pragmatic, because ... "By the time this stops hurting, the (weather) storms will have passed. So, I'm not actually missing much opportunity, at the moment."