Damn, This Ankle!
The story of my dodgy ankles is a long and eventful one. I’ve suffered multiple sprains and...
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Category: injury
Things I want right now…
Day 10 of spending quality time on either my bed or the couch, foot in the air. 10 days of minimal...
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#myrightfoot surgery – a storyboard
After walking with a damaged right ankle for about six months, I finally had surgery on 26 January.
What with everything happening in my life – busy work season (one of my clients is the Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon), the kids having just started a new school year (including Da Son starting at a brand new school) – I considered moving the surgery until May. But in the end, I found myself booked in at Constantiaberg Mediclinic at 6am last Monday.
It turned out to be a very difficult two days, and I am still struggling with pain management and the frustration of being immobile. But I don’t want to bore you with the details. Instead, here’s a summary of my surgery…
Read MorePlot twist – Now Pink and I have something in common…
This story’s getting a little old now…
January: overhydrate & collapse at Ironman 70.3 and wake up in the medical tent.
January – March: walk around with my ankle hanging on the floor. An MRI diagnoses a non-existent peroneal tendon.
April: Peroneal tendon reconstruction & repair surgery.
May & June: Foot in the air, in a leg cast.
July – September: Intense rehab to get back on track, in order to join the rest of my training team in preparation for IM70.3 in 2014.
That was my year so far. Then I resigned from my job to start up my own freelance business and focus on my family. I had clients lined up and they were all eagerly waiting for me to work out my notice period so that I could blind them with my awesomeness from October…
Read MoreRehab & Starting Over
In just a little bit over a month I’ll be starting my 2014 Ironman 70.3 training. It will be my second attempt to finish, after a spot of over-hydration took me out of the race and into the medical tent earlier this year....
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