PT's Healing - Go Leaf Peeper Training

This morning's long run through the pages of Runners World is a little different. With a full week of physical therapy in the bank and the continued following of my therapist's exercises to recovery, the words are jumping off the page and and into my Nikes.

I physically, feel more alive than I have in a long time. Reflecting back to earlier this week, while "on the table", being lightly worked out, I return to the standing positioned and when asked "do your feel any different?" I pause and think for a moment that there is nothing different, then a burst of energy courses through my body. It's the blood flowing warmly to the injured parts of my body. This is invigorating and almost euphoric.

I can run a marathon right now I think to myself, until the follow up question comes with the expected answer, "it doesn't hurt except when you lift your leg like this, right?" Of course she was right, but this new feeling of movement without movement has invigorated my efforts and mental state to a point of extreme optimism. We are getting closer every day to trying out the workouts in the magazine or at least getting out there with the run club. Closer and closer to enjoying time in nature with full awareness of the body and mind experience healing the physical and mental trash that potentially creeps up into every day situations.

Leaf Peeper runners. Get out there, and run this week. I want to hear about your great runs, your horrible runs, and what they feel like. If you are feeling good, throw some hills. Think about a nice place for the long run this weekend. It was great to get together at Green Lakes this week.