My one year after surgery checkup for my ankle is this coming week, and needless to say I am nervous. This is my clearance checkpoint, my permission to go without the ankle brace. My freedom from restriction, and my ability to wear heels again. But this also means that if something is wrong, that I lose all the things I just recently gained back. This time last year I was on crutches, not even allowed to place any weight on my ankle, and honestly, I have come quite a long way. I went from moving on crutches to running miles, to pitching, sprinting, and twisting on my ankle which previously wasn't allowed to be even moved. Its wierd to think about how far I have come, and how far I have yet to go.
Now that emotional spiel is over, I am back to working out almost regularly, though the exact days seem to change. I make sure to elliptical at least three times a week, and do sprint work once a week in a strength and conditioning session. I work out with a friend, so we use free weights more often since we have spotters, and honestly, by the end of the winter, we are going to be beasts on the field
Pitching though, that is another story as I pitched for the first time in three weeks yesterday, and let me tell you, it was not great. Not horrible, but not great. I am hitting this saturday to my wonderful first basewoman, who happens to be one of my closest friends on campus. Scratch that, she is the closest.
Having a partner helps. They help motivate you to be better, and to work harder. They also typically know your limit, so having them helps on those days that you really just do not want to go on. They push you, in a good way, so once you find one who gets you, keep them.
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