Luck (or lack thereof)

Some cool achilles tendonitis taping images:

Luck (or lack thereof)

Image by egazelle
For Mission 24: Luck.

Luck is not constantly a great thing, hence, the existence of bad luck. I have gone at least six years without having a running injury that kept me off the road for longer than a couple of weeks. Not so in 2009. I have been fighting some fairly painful Achilles tendinitis off and on for months, running very sporadically. Lack of running is bad for me mentally and emotionally, and now physically as I have had to drop my spot (Leg 12) from this year's Hood to Coast Relay. Pathetically, I am my team's co-captain.

In general, this has been a luckless year. I figure one day, perhaps even these days, it has to change. Right after all, I did manage to run 3 painless miles yesterday whilst trussed up with KT Tape (the blue 1 on the left), and plan on running five miles tomorrow morning. My Achilles' (it is both that are complaining) feel excellent when taped, but as soon as the tape comes off, not so swell, and I hobble.

I will really much miss running Hood to Coast this year. It is an event that I really enjoy, specifically as a runner. I will, instead, drive Van 2, take photos, and get a vicarious running adventure out of it.

Sigh.