[pct-l] sprained ankle

[saskiadaru at xs4all.nl (Saskia Daru)]

It's difficult to say what the problem is. I have had sprained ankles in
boots, but none since I have new orthotics in my low semi running shoes.
I'll try out the shoes instead of the boots this summer on the JMT, but I'll
take a soft brace with me.

Saskia

> From: "Steve Setzer" <steve_pct@hotmail.com>
> Date: Tue, 06 Apr 2004 21:56:51 -0600
> 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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