Did I say Iran? I meant to say I ran, as in “I went running today.” Although it’s already yesterday. That was only 2 miles, but Sunday I ran 5.75 miles.
For months I didn’t think I would ever be running again, due to my ongoing ankle problem. No, it’s not all better, and it never will be. It is what it is and I’m learning to live with it.
Thanks to special exercises I learned in physical therapy, and a pair of custom orthotic inserts made by Jerry Pratt (no relation that I know of) for my Brooks Beast shoes, I’m slowly but steadily getting back into it.
The shoes list for $120/pair. The place I buy them has a 15% discount, so they’re about $100. Expensive, I know. A full running schedule goes through a pair of shoes in 3-4 months, or 400-450 miles. But I’m not on a full schedule, so they should last me about 6 months. The custom orthotics cost $200/pair, but they’re supposed to be good for three years.
OK, ya gotta tell me. How much did the shoes put ya back, including the special inserts?
First, there was, Daniel Day-Lewis in “My Left Foot,” now, an even greater dramatic coup-de-force. Doug Pratt in: “My Right Ankle,” coming to a theatre near you! Watch him grimace on slo-mo as he runs uphill! See the sweat gleam on his bald pate as the pain becomes too much to bear! Watch in confusion as flashbacks to people you don’t know keep interrupting the action! OK, that’s enough. Glad to hear you’re up and running again, Dougie!