Well, I traveled to the truly exotic location of Lake Ouachita in Arkansas for the 4th this year, and boy was it fantastic! For those of you who do not know me very well, I am a terrible water skier. I rarely get up on the skis and almost always eat tons of lake water. However, this year, I was able to ski until I was ready to drop!!! It was phenomenal 🙂
However, while skiing, I noticed that my left leg was getting tired. So, I decided to give the left leg a rest and just transfer the bulk of the work to the right leg. When I did that, I noticed that my brother-in-law began scrambling around the boat like a mad man. I thought to myself, “What is he doing?” Then, he came up with a camera. Now, we had been skiing for two days, and everyone had been photographed while skiing. So, I couldn’t figure out why he had decided that I needed a photo at that particular moment. I also decided that I was ready to quit skiing because my right leg was getting tired of doing most of the work. So, I signaled to go down, and I dropped, which was awesome because I’m usually wiping out in some truly epic fashion.
When I got into the boat, my brother-in-law was animatedly telling me how freaky my legs were because I looked completely bowlegged. Apparently, my left knee had gone in toward the right knee at a grotesque angle. I was so excited by this discovery that I asked him if he had gotten a picture, but he couldn’t figure my camera out. Thus, no picture 🙁
However, I decided to ski again the next day so that I could get a look at my left leg. Sure enough, once I was up and skiing, my left knee decided to bend in toward the right leg in a truly freakish angle. I worked to get it straightened out by pushing harder with my big toe on the left foot. This worked! However, as soon as I stopped looking, it went right back toward the right leg again.
I have been water skiing several times before this, and I have never had this particular problem. My theory is that I am definitely using the posterior tibialis tendon in ways that I have never used it before. Thus, it is still adjusting to the extra responsibility – even in water skiing!
Although it was just skiing to everyone else, it was another affirmation to me that I am on the right track with my training! Go me!!! 🙂
Tags: 4th of July, left foot, posterior tibial tendon, success, water skiing