Vacation Blues

I should probably do a better job at posting here regularly.  But I think about it and get distracted by shiny things! The most recent shiny thing being my family's mini-vacation this past weekend.

We went to Seaside, FL.  This is the town where they filmed The Truman Show and it looks almost identical to the movie! I enjoyed the trip, a lot, but it rained both days we were there.  So as a result of beach vacationing, I've learned the following two things:

• Even though your leg doesn't hurt at the moment, a 500 yard dash in the rain will make it hurt for a few days.
• The beach is awesome, and the sand feels great, but prolonged walking hurts a lot in the short-term and aches in the slightly-longer term.

My leg aches today, probably about a four/five but I'm really resisting getting on my crutches.

In better news, swimming is still going great. I just bought a new pull buoy and paddles to up the arm workout aspect of swimming.  I also got a fantastic compliment last night that really made me beam: my backstroke looked very smooth!  I'm picking up the buoy and paddles from Katey on Sunday, so I'll report back on those next week!

Off Crutches!

I went to the orthopedist on Friday for a four-week checkup.  I've been using the crutches 90% of the time and my leg doesn't hurt when I walk on it... most of the time.  Based on my x-rays (which I now have in my possession!) and my physical exam, I'm cleared to get off the crutches unless the pain gets too high.

This makes me happy as hobbling around on crutches is annoying.  My arms are definitely more toned but I dislike not being able to open doors, carry things, etc.  The stinking things are in the backseat of my car, just in case.  To avoid having to use them again, I've been stopping whatever I'm doing and resting any time my leg starts to consistently ache. It seems to work.

On the swimming frontier, I swam a mile today! I definitely need to work on sticking to a routine with the swimming since it takes more motivation to drive to the rec, change, and swim than it does to change at work and go running before coming home.  I also need to work on my flip turns.  Mid-turn, I wound up with what felt like a pint of water in my sinuses.  25 yards later, my head felt like it was melting from the inside out. I've forgotten how much chlorine burns your mucous membranes!

Only two more months until I can start running again! Then Warrior Dash & Color Run! :)