It soon became obvious why I suffered this injury. My training was lacking something. Something HUGE!

I had completely overlooked PLYOMETRIC & STRENGTH exercises.
I did some random warms ups with quick feet and box jumps but no diligent plan or proper progression. Outside of this, I had done everything right....
✓ I ran 4 days/week with no >10% mileage increases.
✓ Did 1-2 strength workouts per week, and went to bikram yoga every couple weeks.

My lack of conditioning these skills cost me time, money, inconvenience, and broke me down physically and mentally.

4.5 months in a CAM boot, using 1-2 crutches at all times to avoid pain with weightbearing AND another 4-5 mos until I could actually run without the pain creeping on.

Side note: In elementary school I remember seeing some injured kids using crutches, thinking, "oh those look like fun!!" Other students would carry their books & you get an elevator key! Be careful what you wish for!

I missed work, others had to go out of their way to accommodate me.
I was slow. I was tired and fatigued and I was depressed, a lot.
Let me be clear, this injury is spilled milk compared to a lot of folks I’ve seen & known over the years. I’m in NO WAY seeking pity. I hope that sharing my story will help you be more PROACTIVE than I was and identify gaps in your training. I also want to increase AWARENESS of how injury impacts multiple systems and to most, injury extends beyond time out of an activity you love.

Stay tuned and I will tell you exactly what I did to REHAB myself back to running again...