Hi Roy, how is the ankle? I haven't been on the forum for a while as ankle has been good for a couple of months now. I broke my ankle last November and I did my first trail race in April although very slowly....2 weeks ago I did a 12 hour adventure race and last weekend I took part in 17 mile trail race and went mountain biking the following day all without any pain or problems. I would say it took a good 6 months for everything to feel normal again but cycling really has been a big part of my recovery and running on the flat was a lot easier than running on the hills. I wore plaster for 6 weeks so there wasn't as much swelling when I took it off although I would guess putting ice on it might be a good idea. If it helps fitter people do tend to recover a lot quicker. One other thing to check (particularly if you wear orthotics) is to see if your running gait has changed..I am waiting for a new orthotic for my right shoe as my gait has changed a bit and some of the hip pain I was getting was due to that.

Kim