Help stopping.

  The roller coaster ride of a long distance runner continues, one minute my ankle feels as if it's almost getting better and the next it feels stiff as hell but it does appear to be improving. The pain at a guess feels more to do with the Achilles rather than anything to do with spraining it earlier on in the year, a visit to the sports therapist probably would be a good idea but the thought of him saying "no running for a couple of weeks" has caused me to try and ignore the situation. I did manage to get in 65 miles last week and I did see some improvement on my fitness level which was very pleasing to say the least and this week my plan was to try and complete 75 miles which was going well until the need to get some work and exterior painting done on the house over took the need for some sweltering hot training runs.
  I have penciled  in 75 miles for next week and to go large the week after that with 100 miles which then leads me to a recovery week of next to no mileage as I will be on holiday, I know from past experience my appetite for food and beer excels my appetite for running.
  Refering back to my ankle I take it the best course of action is to stretch it then stretch it a bit more and finish with some more stretching. This seems to be working along with restraining myself from doing any speed work and if it improves over the next few weeks then great if not I will take the option of seeing a sports therapist. I can hear him now " why the hell did you not come sooner ".  I just wanted to get a few more miles in and then another few and another few that's why, I couldn't stop myself.