Post Achilles Surgery Week 6 (almost) – Baby Steps, Literally

Hello! I'm so excited to post this and I just couldn't wait until Saturday/Sunday when I usually update my recovery. However, I had my first appointment with the surgeon since the surgery way back on December 16th. I've been doing what I can in the gym at least 3 days a week. I started doing …

Product Review – Sweat X Sport, Defeat the Permastank

Disclaimer: I received products from Sweat X Sport to review as part of being a BibRave Pro (ambassador). Learn more about becoming a BibRave Pro and check out BibRave.com to review, find and write race reviews! Hello. My name is Randy, and I stink. I don't ALWAYS stink, but when I go for a run …

Post Achilles Surgery Week 5 – And I Think it’s Gonna be a Long, Long Time

Good morning! I have a few minutes before heading out to my daughter's indoor soccer game so I figured I'd get started wihle I have a hot cup of coffee to fuel me. I'm sure this week's post title is an easy one to figure out as far as where I got it. I titled …

Post Achilles Surgery Week 4 – It’s a Long, Hard Walk. And I’m Gonna Walk. Hard.

As I was hobbling around for 3/4 of a mile yesterday, I thought about this movie line. It IS a long, hard walk right now. The movie is a goofy mess, but for some reason all goofy messes tend to embed themselves into my brain forever. I wish there was a way to delete items …

Post Achilles Surgery Week 3 – I Get by with a Little Help from my Friends

This week's title inspiration is too easy. I think there's more than one right answer as to where it comes from. After last week's post, I wasn't sure I was going to write about my progress every week. I didn't think I'd have enough to write about. I wasn't sure how motivated I'd be either. …