It is official: I have injured my ankle via running.  I ran around Lake Gertrude yesterday and the ankle felt odd.  Can’t explain it, just odd.  Odd turned to ouch and today I’m a tad gimpy.

Earlier this week I began to wonder if Bridge to 10K was pushing me forward too quickly.  The jumps in running time/mileage seemed too large from week to week.  But, what do I know, I’m new at this.  However, my run on Tuesday left me exhausted for days.  While other runs tired me out, I felt mentally energized the following days regardless of the fact that I couldn’t have physically run a step if you had paid me.  Not this time.  Tuesday’s run left me mentally and physically sapped for days.  Then on Saturday, for the first time, I had to stop and walk during the middle of a run.  And then there was the ankle tweaking me.

So, I am giving up Bridge to 10k.  I think I’ll try  something a bit more gentle, something more along the lines of One Hour Run. Basically, I’m going to use my GPS app to run 25 – 35 minute runs throughout the week and then gradually build up on Saturdays as a long run.  But… none of that will be happening until Mr. Ankle decides to stop complaining.

All in all, I think much of this comes down to one very important fact.  I’m not as young as I used to be.

And lets just leave it at that.