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So… you can’t run. But you also can’t just sit there.
In this episode of Runnah, I’m talking about cross training while healing from my foot fracture — what’s actually helping, what sounded like a good idea but absolutely was not, and how I’m trying to stay fit without completely losing my mind.
Because here’s the thing: cross training during injury recovery is not glamorous. It’s humbling. It’s trial and error. It’s texting your PT “is this normal?” more than you’d like to admit.
I share:
The cardio that feels safe (for me) right now
The stuff that flared things up
What I thought would work but didn’t
How I’m protecting my aerobic fitness
The mental side of not running the way I want to
And why “just swim” is not always the simple solution people think it is
If you’re coming back from a foot fracture, stress fracture, or any running injury and trying to figure out how to cross train without messing up your progress — this is the real-time version. Not the textbook version.
I’m still in it. Still learning. Still adjusting.
And if you’re in that weird in-between space of healing but not healed, trying to stay strong while being careful — you are absolutely not alone.
We’ll get through it. Probably with more elliptical than we’d prefer.
By Julianna Coughlin with The Falmouth Running Club and Falmouth Community TVSo… you can’t run. But you also can’t just sit there.
In this episode of Runnah, I’m talking about cross training while healing from my foot fracture — what’s actually helping, what sounded like a good idea but absolutely was not, and how I’m trying to stay fit without completely losing my mind.
Because here’s the thing: cross training during injury recovery is not glamorous. It’s humbling. It’s trial and error. It’s texting your PT “is this normal?” more than you’d like to admit.
I share:
The cardio that feels safe (for me) right now
The stuff that flared things up
What I thought would work but didn’t
How I’m protecting my aerobic fitness
The mental side of not running the way I want to
And why “just swim” is not always the simple solution people think it is
If you’re coming back from a foot fracture, stress fracture, or any running injury and trying to figure out how to cross train without messing up your progress — this is the real-time version. Not the textbook version.
I’m still in it. Still learning. Still adjusting.
And if you’re in that weird in-between space of healing but not healed, trying to stay strong while being careful — you are absolutely not alone.
We’ll get through it. Probably with more elliptical than we’d prefer.