OK my last post was about me visiting the doctor and getting a protective walking boot and now I'm not wearing that and I am now able to walk and ride a bike.

So here's a summary of what I've been doing with my body since then.

June 21, 24, 26, 30, July 3, 6= Lifting weights. It's been coming along nice but my wrists have very very little support and they always after so I have to delay lifts to having 2-3 days off in between.

July 10; First PT appointment. My hammies are weak (a result from doing nothing but laying/sitting down for a month) and inbalanced (boot made legs uneven). Also, my feet are inflexible so I've been doing exercises twice a day to help those out.
Today was my second appointment and I got another exercise to do for that. I also did this rapid step up step down exercise there and boy am I out of shape.

Yesterday I rode the bike for 6.5 miles then did 0.5 walking (PT recommended walking for a half mile as a bridge to start jogging). The bike ride felt great. I felt great... until I got to my turnaround point and I noticed I had a lot less left than I thought I would. Went a lot slower on the way home. Everything is sore today, which honestly feels pretty good. I love the physical pain that comes with a good workout, it lets me know I did what I was supposed to while I was out there.

If I ride today I'll probably have to take tommorow off for sure and likely won't feel good the next day. So, I'm not riding today. I don't want to slam myself into overtraining the first week I can. Emotionally I want to be out there riding but intelligently I am sitting here typing because this stress fracture has taught me that overtraining is real, and telling yourself you aren't injured does not make your split bone feel any better. As I get back into regular running I'm going to closely monitor how I feel. If this means that I take longer to get to the level of training I want to do, so be it, I will get there healthy.

A good note, I'll be working again in two weeks, and I'll be at college a month after that. So I go from doing nothing with my life for a month to cycling for two weeks to working for a month to finally being at school and living a regular life. Great news for me at college; a free swimming pool at the gym for students, and a free weight room at the rec center for students. So even if my running is only at some pathetic half mile a day level, I can still be on the stationary bike and lifting and swimming. I'll be able to do two workouts a day and get my body into good overall shape before I go back to a competitive training regimen.