"I Get To Decide"

Feeling a bit daunted this morning.  I knew that the horrible running conditions of yesterday had played havoc with my achilles, but not until I dragged my ass out of bed did I realize how badly.  I could barely walk, and in actual fact it would more aptly be called a shuffle.  Shit!

Fortunately it was easy day and so after driving the kids to school…...

(I gotta give you an aside about that in case you wonder why I drive them so often.  Do you remember how it went when you were a kid being bussed?  The bus always took the same route, morning and afternoon, so that every kid spent the same amount of time riding each day.  Makes sense right?  Presumably because our kids go to a country school, and the bus arrives from the town we live close to, our kids are the first on in the morning, and the last off in the afternoon!!  I'm sure someone is saving some money, but it still really, really sucks!  That's why I drive them)

….I headed to the pool for my swim, and maybe a weight workout.  My swim was decent, and then I decided to sit in the hot tub a bit while contemplating the weights.  Of course I spent the entire time trying to stretch out my achilles, and considering what the hell I was gonna do?  I know enough about that particular piece of my body to know that there's no professional out there that can add value; no one to get an opinion from; no one to get treatment from.  I suppose I should be grateful that I could determine my own resolution, and certainly I have lots of options.  I could decide to ignore the pain and keep hammering.  I could decide to stop running completely until it heals.  I could decide to back way off and try to let it recover actively.  Too damn many choices, but not even one that I liked.

Then a guy rolled up to the hot tub, hauled himself out of the chair with the handrails, dragged his totally useless legs behind him, and came and sit down beside me. 

I decided not to worry about my stupid little problem!

1250 metre swim, weights

"If I decide to be an idiot, then I'll be an idiot on my own accord."---Johann Sebastian Bach

Love

Peter