I Will Do This

So, I went to my first Active Release Technique (A.R.T) treatment, evaluation, appointment, July 5th. I gave the doctor a great deal of information, he pushed on this, and pushed on that, and now I'm good!!!
...I wish. He wanted me to run on the treadmill, but I didn't come prepared for that. I assumed he would just be manipulating my lower leg and foot. I went home and ran, so that I could answer some of his questions.
...I was shooting for three miles. At half a mile I pushed the lap button on my watch because that was when I started to notice pain in my Achilles, at least more so than the very dull sensation I was dismissing when I started.
...Thirty seconds later I pushed my lap button again because the pain was becoming more pronounced. Thirty seconds-ish later, I pushed the lap button again and started walking, and turned around.
...I started walking home feeling dejected. I walked for two minutes, then started running again. It felt a little better, but not as good as when I first started, but hey, it was an improvement.
...I walked again after two minutes, because I told myself, regardless of how it feels, I'm only giving it two minutes of running at a time.
...I started running after my two minute walk was up. It hurt. I walked home.
...I ate salt water taffy, the recently made frosted pretzels my daughter had just made, and later ice cream. I still felt like crap, and then I was mad at myself for eating all that junk. My emotional eating will catch up to me someday.
...I iced...and pouted.
...This morning I got up and push mowed our lawn. It takes an hour. My Achilles felt fine until the last 15 minutes, and then it was on fire.
...I iced...but didn't pout this time. This time I calculated how long it would take me to finish Ironman Louisville, if I swam, cycled, and transitioned the same times as I did in 2009, but then walked 15 minute miles. I came up with 14 hours, 17 minutes, and 48 seconds. This leaves me about 2.5 hours. I don't know if I can walk 26.2 miles, with each mile averaging 15 minutes or not. I need to do some walk, pace testing. So, I'll be going to the track tonight or tomorrow to check that out.

Update...This morning (July 7th) I did a two mile walking time trial. I did my first mile at a pace that was deliberately relaxed, and my second mile at a steady-faster-ish pace. Results= 16:47 & 14:57. Then when I got back, I plugged some numbers into one of my favorite website features. Go to http://www.chicagotriclub.com/pacecalc.aspx if you want to try it out. What I did was plug in slow estimates for each discipline, as well as transitions, and I came up with a total time of 16:42, and that's is with a walking average of 20 min. miles. I CAN DO THIS!

I WILL DO THIS!