Bum ankle

My ankle is bum and so am I.  As you may have seen on yesterday's post, I sprained my ankle over the Christmas holiday.
It swelled, it turned purple, and now I have an entire green foot.  I call it leprechaun foot. Although there is not a pot of gold tied to me.  Dang it.
I've been walking okay with my brace or air cast since NYE.  I did a mild workout with weights yesterday and tried to stretch my foot to "emulate" a running movement.  Bad idea. :(
So here I am.  Green, sore, not broken foot, and a half marathon in 18 days.

My formerly healthy food kicking marathon butt

I don't know when I will be able to run or when it's safe to even try.  I'd been training really hard for the half and was hoping to PR.  It's not like 13.1 miles is something you can limp through and finish.  It's a serious, something to be proud of deal.  That I might not get to do.
Any thoughts on recovery timeline or tips?
I know that race isn't worth hurting myself worse.  I also know that missing 1-2 weeks of training will insure that I won't PR.  But I also know that somewhere deep down inside me, I still think I can.


What to do with a bum ankle?


Here's a look at the light workout I did yesterday:
- Random # of step-ups and push-ups to warm up
- 15 leg press

- 15 bench squats (sit down, touch butt on bench, stand up) with front DB raises

- 15 leg press

- 15 bench squats (sit down, touch butt on bench, stand up) with front DB raises

- 15 heavy reps on the abductor machine

- 30 second wall ball squat with low squat pulses

- 15 heavy reps on the abductor machine

- 30 second wall ball squat with low squat pulses

- 15 cable rows with each arm

- 15 tricep extension, ball toss with medicine ball 

- Tricep extensions to failure

- 15 cable rows with each arm

- 15 tricep extension, ball toss with medicine ball 

- Tricep extensions to failure

- Leg extension drop set - 12 reps 90lb, 10reps 80lb, 8 reps 70lb

- Ab machine + jack knives

Have you ever had a frustrating injury?

Love and limps, 

Kyle & Carissa