[pct-l] sprained ankle

[msaenz at mve-architects.com (Mike Saenz)]

Yeah. Bummer.

Ok. Let me be one of the first of the boot proponents to say "I told ya so.."

But even with boots, I find that eroded trails with loose rocks are out to get your ankles.
Poles help a lot. Boots (for me) are a must. But sometimes you just need to slow down and watch the trail a little more closely...

Seems each time I get caught up in the scenery, I stumble on something.
Though I hate having to stare down at the trail while I hike, sometimes it's necessary.


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 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Steve Setzer [mailto:steve_pct@hotmail.com] 
Sent:	Tuesday, April 06, 2004 8:57 PM
To:	pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
Subject:	[pct-l] sprained ankle

Bummer!!!!  I sprained my ankle today while out hiking.   And this with a 
little over two weeks to go until my pct hike!!  Needless to say I'm a bit 
upset.  But its not the worst sprain and I think I'll be alright by then.  
But I will miss out on the next two weeks of training.  This would be a 
great opportunity for boot proponents to say "I told you so!"  (I was 
wearing running shoes).

Anyway I was noticing a few days earlier that my ankle were rolling (always 
to the outside) on really rocky terrain.  This was disconcerting but I 
always caught myself on my trekking poles so it wasn't a big deal.  Today I 
was out there without my poles and wasn't so lucky. I've been training 
pretty well for the last few months so its not like my ankles are untrained. 
Its only been recently that they've been giving me problems (but I have 
traditionally had a problem with my ankle rolling to the outside - mostly 
back in my high school basketball days).

Anyway, has anyone else had this problem?  I'm wondering if this is a sign 
that I should skip the running shoes and go for boots (although I have been 
backpacking/hiking in trail runners for a while now).  Would orthotics help? 
  Maybe it was just bad luck.  I know for sure I'm not even walking to the 
store without my poles until I'm done with the PCT!

Steve

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