I experienced the first major breakthrough since my injury this weekend: my pain has finally subsided. During my first week on the sidelines, even the slightest torsion would send a shooting pain through my foot and I had to be extremely deliberate about every move. Much to my surprise, the pain seemingly disappeared out of nowhere yesterday, and it was a tremendous boost to my spirit.
I visited the doctor last week – although the x-rays didn’t show any significant progress (as expected), I got to ditch my hard cast one week into the healing process. I’m now in a boot – I refuse to call it a walking boot until I’m actually allowed to walk again. That said, I’m hoping for good news when I head in for another set of x-rays this Friday. Surgery was unlikely from the start, but this next visit should give me a firm answer one way or another.
2016 Hokas – sneak preview
Taylor and I have been brainstorming a potential trip to hold us over until our massive Eurotrip for the Berlin Marathon and Oktoberfest, and we finally pulled the trigger over the weekend: we booked 6 days in Montreal in August. My sister and her boyfriend recently moved into a new house in Montreal, and we’ve been looking forward to visiting them for some time now. The trip is also timed very well: the permafrost should be gone by August, and we’ll be there the same weekend as Ironman Mont Tremblant.
Taylor and Augie keeping me good company
It’s too soon to commit to an Ironman, but the timing of the trip is not coincidental – if my recovery goes well and I receive medical clearance, I will strongly consider making Ironman Mont Tremblant my comeback race.
Ironman Mont Tremblant takes place exactly 6 months after my injury – ample recovery time based on what I’ve discussed with my doctor thus far. The recommendation is to spend 2 weeks building for every week on the sidelines: if I spend 6-8 weeks recovering from the initial break, then 12-16 weeks of rebuilding to my current fitness level would give me more than a fair shot at a strong Ironman performance come mid-August.
Time will tell whether this trip will be for business or pleasure; either way, it feels good to have another soft goal on the calendar.
Single-tracked Mind 
Whoa!! I wasn’t expecting that but that is so awesome!! I hope all keeps going well with your healing!! Putting out positive vibes for a speedy recovery! Going to Montreal in August will be nice if it is business or pleasure!! 🙂
Thanks Leslie!!! I appreciate the well wishes!! I couldn’t agree more – I’m really excited to get out there regardless of whether I end up registering for IMMT.
Any progress is good news! Fingers crossed for you! I am finally getting back I to training mode after spending 4 months recovering for multiple stress fractures in my foot (combined time in cast and rebuilding fitness). It’s been a blessing I disguise because I’ve never been more focused on my training and overall health! I’m sure you’ll be back to kicking butt in no time!
I’m glad to hear there’s light at the end of the tunnel 🙂 Best of luck with your recovery – ease back into it and you will do great 🙂
Heal well. Your patience now will reward you later.
Thanks Pat! I will certainly keep those wise words in mind!
I’m thinking about ya and wishing you the quickest recovery ever!! Have a fabulous week! XOXO
Thanks Kristin!!! I hope you have a great week too.
Thank you!!! 🙂
You guys have the coolest adventures. 🙂 Regardless of your reason for being there it will be awesome! I hope you continue to feel better and get good news at the end of this week!
Montreal sounds fun! And yay for less pain!
Thanks!
Montreal sounds like a blast!
Hang in there. Sorry you’re dealing with this, but you’ll get there. I hope this doesn’t put you too far behind on your training for your Berlin goals!
Thanks Hanna! It’s definitely a setback, but I will be in really good shape for Berlin as long as I can ramp up my training by June. Worst case I’ll focus on my biking and swimming and keep my running to a minimum; I feel confident about a PR and likely a sub-3:20 regardless of the injury.
I’m glad you are finally pain-free! That’s a great first step towards recovery 🙂 I hope the rest of the healing process goes just as quickly for you.
In the meantime, have fun planning your trip to Montreal! I have potential plans to go there in September since I’ve never been before either…but it still depends on a lot of different factors before it can actually happen.
Pain free is a great step forward! Here’s to a quick recovery
Sounds like an awesome goal – that’s only four or five hours from me!