and this time, it’s the left one.
according to leslie’s (my physiotherapist) records, my last visit was Oct 2007. so it’s been almost a year of non-serious injuries. bit pat on the back there.
what happened was this. in our enthusiasm to avoid the showers, lihui and i set off for our usual 2hr trail run at macritchie reservoir. at 7am no less. perhaps it was the unwillingness to struggle out of slumber, perhaps it was pure misfortune, i tripped over on my left ankle and strained my ligament – twice. how’s that possible? i have similar doubts in my mind when hobbling down the trail back to the lockers.
leslie also pointed out that i have flat feet. now i always knew my feet aren’t arched normally, but his observation, or rather sentence, was that i have absolutely flat feet. this means whatever little arch my feet have collapses when i run, so my feet are more prone to inward movements, therefore more prone to twisting my ankles. having flat feet also makes my knees’ alignment screwed, which explains the nagging discomfort in my knees when i run long distances.
what a bummer.
good thing’s that i can start running again by the end of this week, but i have to remember to tape up my ankle. and this will be protocol from now till kingdom comes.
hello, endura tape. you’re my best friend now.
With the team, Esther went on to climb and summit mountains in far-flung corners of the world, including Mt Aylmer (2,699m) in New Zealand; Mera Peak (6,476m) in Nepal; Er Feng (5,276m) in China; Mustagh Ata (7,546m) in Central Asia, and Mt Everest (8,850m) in Nepal.