Ugh... Ankle

Well, a while since the last post, because my ankle started hurting again.

This is exasperating - it's been a year now since the fateful football match that caused the Bursitis. The problem is that it recovers 90% - just slight pain when pressing on the back of the ankle and toes pointing down, and now and then slight pain when walking up steep hills. Most of this pain is caused by shoes pressing on the sensitive area, and this is very difficult to avoid!!! I keep starting again with the bike, all is ok, and then all of a sudden after a few weeks, regular pain starts.

But! There is light at the end of the tunnel. Last weekend, I got hold of some expensive inlays for my shoes - inlays that claim to deal with this problem. And I must say, two days later, I have had no pain on the back of the ankle. For the first time. Nada. Under the arch of both feet, yes, but the inlays are designed to do this - keep the foot flat with no pronation at all costs, to minimise pressure on the achilles tendon.

This inlay, plus the discovery of Ibuprofen gel, has made me more optimistic about recovering than I have been since I found out from the physio that this would be a long haul.

So, all being well, Gentle cyvling resumes mid Novemeber. Running will wait until the end of December.

We'll see.