It happened. My (32F) first serious injury and broken bone: ankle fracture while crossing the street, 2 minutes into my run 🤦🏽‍♀️

Thankfully, it looks like it’s a minimal break: “Transverse FRACTURE seen at the lateral malleolus”. It happened as I was crossing the street and tripped over a hole in the ground…The PA who saw me in urgent care on Wednesday a few hours after the morning of the accident said it was a very clean fracture, whatever that means.

I iced it religiously for the first 3 days, kept it elevated, and saw the podiatrist yesterday who put me in a soft cast and to see him in 2 weeks for its removal / a follow up.

At the office he said it was OK to only wear my boot and even bear weight on it but in the office as I tried doing this, it was painful, and we decided to keep on using the crutches…that made me want to seek a second opinion (everywhere says I shouldn’t put any weight on it for several weeks) and book an appointment with the orthopedic surgeon on Tuesday.

So …any tips for a very active person? Before the injury, I was running 12-15 miles a week and I also lead a litter pickup crew in my neighborhood. I was in the middle of improving my 5K time after I finished several 10Ks since resuming my running practice in August. I also play tennis. There’s a running joke amongst friends that I’m the Golden Retriever of the friend group, lol.

How do I stay in shape, stay sane, and handle my recovery with this type of injury?