I am back from Vancity, it was pretty chilly there for workouts, which surprised me. But I bundled up and went at it like a champ.
I used the week mainly as a regeneration week. Doing my physio exercises in the morning, then getting my workouts in the afternoon, then got treated in the evening. I saw one of my Docs for a routine reassessment of my foot, and took some video footage of my running mechanics.
As far as my body I am getting a lot of my musculature back pretty quickly. My left calf is still minimally smaller, however based on research it can take a year to get back some strength gains in certain individuals in that part of the body. Hence the reason I am isolating parts of my left side (glutes, hammy, plantar foot muscles, etc) to bring them up to par with my right side. This is done through very tedious exercises that bore me. But alas it must be done.
My running mechanics look fine, apart from my left hip that was rotated forward. The treatment sessions brought a lot of balance back, and I noticed immediate differences in my movements when they were completed. The movement of my foot was good, (the biggest concern after a cast).
Once again I was told to be smart with my transitions and to change the volume, type, intensity, frequency of what I am doing properly.
So my trip to Vancity officially marks my last week in Toronto, it was good to get the once-over and confidence that things are going well. With that knowledge and the time line going as planned, I will be leaving for my training base in Illinois at the end of this month.
This is what I have wanted, but I can't help but feel "SAPPY" (Sad+Happy). :(
More on this later...off to work.
TTYL,
P
