trails...ankles

another run...another...pain...

no, really!

my dear bro (the one w/ the enormous stride) asked if i was up for a "run" this morning. (that is a loose term as, for me it means "a very slow slog" and, usually for him, it would mean "a fast-paced, quick run"!) so away we went. went to the trails behind my home. kind of different from the 'trails' that people like rob-the-runner run on. i picture his trails as muddy or dirty, depending on the weather...and thru mountainous territory. mine, since we LIVE IN THE DESERT, are like sandy, dirty, and then, they are pretty much only used by folks walking their dogs, beer parties in the dark, coyotes chasing jack rabbits, and motorcycles or 4x4s traipsing around and cavorting thru there. so, i don't think so much "running" is done back there...whatEVER your definition of "running" is! =)

but "run" we did. it was fun...if only cuz i was with my BIG BROTHER! (he's BIG, but i'm OLDER, thankyouverymuch.) i'd like to go out there more often, but i dunno if i'll feel SAFE. w/ him, that is NOT a worry!

oh, and as for the 'running.' well, we ran, i got winded, we'd walk a piece. then we'd "run" (ah heck. JOG is the appropriate term. it just IS.) i'd get WINDED, we'd walk a piece. etc. you get the pic. my prob. might be that i talk too much. but that is the test of whether or not you're aerobic anyway. i like to stay aerobic. so i keep talking.

but he was a sport! i did turn my ankle. nice, huh? i turned to him to offer to wear his coat he'd taken off, around my waist, and at that very moment, when i looked AWAY FROM THE UNEVEN GROUND, i stepped on a huge rock (why didn't i see it 100 yards away?) and TURNED MY ANKLE! i almost went down!

now, i've often rolled my ankle. but i must have really tough/strong ankles. cuz i've never bona fide sprained or twisted or anything: my ankle. to where it stopped me for days. never! so i just rolled it around, stretched it out, felt it to make sure unbroken (duh) and we went on. i bet dear bro was quickly thinking: o.m.gosh. i HOPE i don't have to CARRY her home! (funny, i didn't think of that then!)

but, it is sore. i see no bruising. i iced legs and ankle today after run.

LOVE having a running pardner!

all praise to our God and King!