It was bound to happen sooner or later, just never expected it this way. My ankle had been sore on and off over the last week… I attributed it to just overuse between Disney and the other half marathons. Standing in the upstairs hallway tonight, my left ankle gave out. I’ve never had that much pain before with an ankle, and after trying to walk on it, decided a trip to urgent care was in order.
A few x-rays and a set of crutches later, I was diagnosed with a bad sprain, and referred to an orthopedic doc. They saw two bone chips on my x-ray, which were apparently there for a while (not the result of this sprain). For now though, limited weight bearing on the ankle, I”ll be hobbling around in crutches, and hopefully praying for some physical therapy to get my back into running shape as quickly and safely as possible.
Definite setback in my 2015 marathon plans.