I woke up at 4AM with throbbing pain on the outside of my upper right ankle. Something was definitely wrong but there was no swelling. I walked around a bit to loosen it up but that didn’t help. I went back to bed and tried to sleep it off but tossed and turned for the next hour. After finally falling asleep and waking back up in an hour, the pain had subsided. Weird…
I decided to rest today and will probably rest for the next couple of days. It is taper week anyway so my training is easier. I just hope that with rest and icing, the ankle will heal itself. I went to Walgreens and picked up an ankle brace to support it. It really hepled. By this evening, it felt a lot better. Let’s hope the trend continues…