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I am supposed to be running a half marathon in six days and another one in 7 weeks. Unfortunately, five days ago I broke my foot stumbling down the stairs and am now in a soft-cast for 6 - 8 weeks!
I am slowly wrapping my brain around this sudden change of plans and am still planning on going to the race this weekend with my running buddies to cheer them on but I'm afraid that after this long awaited trip comes and goes, I'll be miserable.
I am not supposed to participate in any activity for a total of two weeks (8 days to go) and then can begin non-strike and non-foot rolling activity with the soft cast on. The doctor suggested swimming (which I despise) or rowing (which I can barely stand).
I think I'm going to take some time to check out some activity that I never have time for like yoga or pilates.
Any other suggestions to get me through this bench-warming?
I broke my fibula (clean break) about 6" above my ankle about 6 months ago, I was in a boot for 6 weeks. After I got off the boot, the elliptical was my cardio savior, no stress on the break at all. It was probably 2 months after that before I could run and even then I could only run on soft surfaces like grass or rubberized tracks. I can run on asphalt again now (although I prefer trails).
While I was hurt, about my only option was to work on my upper body. I would go to the gym, get a few dumbbells over at a flat bench. I would cycle through upper body workouts: bench, one-armed rows, shoulder presses, pull ups or pull downs (they are right next to the dumbbells at my gym), flies... I would 3 circuits of 8 reps with as little rest in between exercises as possible. I tried to keep all of it in basically one spot so I wouldn't have to hobble around the gym too much. Then I would finish with about 10 minutes of ab/lower back work. If you minimize the rest, it can be a great cardio workout, although more anaerobic than aerobic like running.
Otherwise, my advice would be, DON'T push it too early. I've known people who never let it truly heal and they have been dealing with foot pain for years, when it was a simple fracture that should not have bothered them in the long term.
Weights. Work out your upper body, abs and back. I got "grounded" once for 3 weeks and I stuck with the weights.
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