Day 1. My 35th birthday.
Today is my 35th birthday, and it’s Day 1 of rebuilding after an Achilles tear.
I spent my life in and around the water. First I was a swimming and diving champion. Then I became a swimming and diving coach, and my athletes won championships. I know what it takes to build an athlete over a season. Now I get to find out what it takes to rebuild one, starting with myself.
The rules I’m following:
- My clinician leads the plan. I don’t freelance on the tendon.
- I log every session, honestly.
- I train what I’m cleared to train, and I eat and sleep like recovery depends on it, because it does.
- I share what I learn here, as my story, not as a plan for you.
Day 1. Let’s go.