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8 Months and Other Stuff

Well friends, it's been a while.... In my last post a couple of months ago, I rather brashly described my impressively linear progress. As tends to happen, I then immediately proceeded to Overdo Things and then did not make a ton of progress for about a month. A work trip to New York in mid … Continue reading 8 Months and Other Stuff →

C Bird Haglund's Surgery, Running Leave a comment September 11, 2019September 12, 2019 5 Minutes

It’s Been (Almost) 6 Months!

It has also been a really long time since I wrote an update which is a sure sign of my ongoing reintegration back into normal life. So friends, here's what things look like six months after having my Achilles tendon split down the middle and a piece of my heel bone cut off. Running! I'm … Continue reading It’s Been (Almost) 6 Months! →

C Bird Haglund's Surgery, Running Leave a comment July 13, 2019July 13, 2019 5 Minutes

20 Weeks

Well friends, it has been a while since my last update. All is well. Very well actually, I have just been out living my life and forgetting to document it. First, a heel update. I'm walking well and at much greater capacity than a month ago. Most excitingly, I've been running for 20 minutes on … Continue reading 20 Weeks →

C Bird Haglund's Surgery, Running Leave a comment June 6, 2019June 7, 2019 4 Minutes

Day 7: Running Dreams

I dreamed about running last night. I had just recovered from my surgery but was already trying to join a new track group. I was trying to park as close as possible so as not to tax my capacity to run by walking too far to get there. Then I discovered I had forgotten my … Continue reading Day 7: Running Dreams →

C Bird Running, Workouts Leave a comment January 22, 2019January 24, 2019 3 Minutes

Five Things

I know that in the coming weeks and months, despite my best intentions, I'm going to have days of gloominess, frustration, and downright despondency. Even at the best of times, I'm a little prone to melancholy, and I'm definitely not one to hold things in and pretend that all is fine. I feel confident that … Continue reading Five Things →

C Bird Haglund's Surgery, Running, Triathlon 2 Comments January 15, 2019January 15, 2019 3 Minutes

Literally and Figuratively

My Achilles heel a/k/a the bane of my running existence. That little bump (“bony prominence”) on the back of my heel, called a Haglund’s deformity, has plagued me off and on for a number of years now. It's been the cause either directly or indirectly of most of my injuries. The bump presses on the … Continue reading Literally and Figuratively →

C Bird Haglund's Surgery, Running, Triathlon 2 Comments January 12, 2019January 14, 2019 6 Minutes

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  • 8 Months and Other Stuff September 11, 2019
  • It’s Been (Almost) 6 Months! July 13, 2019

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