Need Advice

[OakLeaf]

Well, I read your ">" symbol as meaning "is better than." Not sure what you meant by it, if not that.

Sure, to an uninjured athlete DFL "is better than" DNF "is better than" DNS. But that's not necessarily the case when there's an injury.

I still maintain that she needs to be seeing a PT both to get the ankle rehabbed properly, and to get appropriate advice on whether or not to do the race.

[newbieinPA]

I've been to the doctor - who told me it was minor and to RICE it for about a week. She said to come back if it was still hurting after a week - so I guess it's been a week and it's time to go back. The swelling was never bad but also hasn't really gotten any better.

I swam 500yds yesterday and b/c of the way you flex your feet, my ankle was a tad tender afterwards (or it was because I was standing on it for awhile). I'm not doing anything this week and will reassess a week from now. Cycling and walking do not hurt at all so I will keep walking my dogs and I might hit the trainer in a few days but for now - swimming is out.

[witeowl]

Well, I read your ">" symbol as meaning "is better than." Not sure what you meant by it, if not that.

Yeah, that is what the symbol meant. That didn't mean that she had to move herself all the way to the left. I figured she'd figure out where she could safely fall. OK, let me add this:

AWI>WIN>AGW>PR>MPF>DFL>DNF>DNS>NET>LAB
(AWI=Avoiding Worsening an Injury, AGW=age group win, MPF=middle pack finish, NET=never ever trains, LB=lazy *** bum)

I mean, we could go at this all day, and we do already agree. Sorry if my encouragement that she could show up and drop out at the run and/or walk the run sounded as if I suggested she race the run at breakneck speed despite her foot falling off at the ankle.

With the recent revelation that swimming is out, I think she falls in the DNS>NET>LAB part.

Edited to add: While out on my run, I kept trying to figure out why you have such a problem with my post, which was really about recognizing achievements relative to one's particular situation. I decided that, perhaps, it would have been nice to have written some sort of disclaimer at the end of my original post. Something like:

(Assuming walking doesn't aggravate the injury.)

Um.... yeah.