ankle issues

[coverallthebasses]

Has anyone had to deal with rolling/spraining/whatever an ankle during training for a race? I have really weak ankles (I had to quit high school track because of them) and I had something happen to at least one of my ankles before the 5K I ran in May and now the 10K I'm running in 2 weeks. I'm having a hard time balancing the need to keep my fitness up and not wanting to risk hurting it further. Does anyone have any ideas from previous experience with injuries during training?

Comments

[gnomad]

Might I suggest yoga for a low impact way to strengthen ankles without actually doing specific ankle exercises? I used to have really weak ankles too (like I would roll them while walking in supportive flats...) and yoga has really helped strengthen them up and make them more flexible. It is slow work--I doubt it would give you any benefit in the 2 weeks before your race--but it really does help quite a bit in the long run.