I am a runner with a broken foot

Well, this sucks, I can't run and I was halfway through Insanity workout. 

Pretty depressing, I was horseplaying with my son and banged it on the cabinet.

The good news is the Doctor said I should be able to run again in 4 weeks, starting slow.  I just wonder how much I will have lost in that time.  I ran a half marathon about 6 weeks ago, who knows.  All I know is, this really sucks.

Original Post by jsattelmaier:

Pretty depressing, I was horseplaying with my son and banged it on the cabinet.

that ^ sucks - funny (or not) that we can run for years/miles and be ok then break a foot while having fun

Hang in there - 4 weeks isn't really that long.  You'll be amazed at how quickly you'll get back to where you were.  Be smart about recovery though - don't do too much too soon.  Good luck ; )

There are both short and long-term adaptations to training. So there is some short-term detraining that occurs relatively quickly. However, that will also come back fairly quickly as well. You won't see as much loss in the long-term adaptations in 4-6 weeks, but it will take longer to get that back.

My experience has been that the first one or two runs feel like "OMG, how could I have lost so much", but you start to bounce back pretty quickly. After a couple of weeks you might feel you are getting back your speed, but, because of the longer cycle of detraining/retraining for the long-term adaptations, you may not quite have the endurance back yet.

I would caution against trying to do too much too soon upon your return to running. Improvements in your cardiovascular conditioning occur faster than the strengthening of the tendons and ligaments. Shortly after you resume training after a 4-6 week layoff, your cardio system will be able to work harder than your musculoskeletal system can tolerate. You will be raring to go, but I would recommend resisting the urge to ramp up your distance too quickly.