May 29th, 2009
In my last post, I mentioned having to walk home on Tuesday due to some mystery pain in my leg. The next day, I got 2 miles in and noticed that same lateral kneeish/calfish area was giving me the weird business again so I stopped and kneaded it a bit, which made it feel runnable for a short stretch, but then it went back to wonky. I ended up walking back home again because with all the progress I’m making, I simply can’t afford to mess around with injury.
I iced it and tried to roll it but couldn’t find the spot (lower then IT insert). I wasn’t too too freaked out because I couldn’t feel it except during running, but still…it scared me.
So yesterday I took a day off (first in 3 weeks) and popped 3 Ibuprofen in the AM and 3 in the PM just to whack any inflammation that might be in there. I also stayed outta my dark imagination, despite Doggie Girl informing me her running partner had just got a bad stress fracture and would be booting it for 12 weeks (I always think “that could be me”).
So instead of worrying, I spent the day productively for the first time in awhile, finally starting to make sense of the t-shirt fiasco, which helped my mental status considerably. I looked out the window once, wishing I could run, then enjoyed sitting on my butt the rest of the day.
Today, I woke up with “should I, shouldn’t I?” in mind. I could take another day off (haven’t had 2 consecutive days off since January) or I could go on a short run today and see what happened. Since I couldn’t feel anything at all, I chanced it – went out for 5 miles and yay, oh yay, nary a peep. So I’m uber relieved, though will remain careful the rest of the week, cutting down my mileage to an easy 7 tomorrow and 10 or 11 on Sunday. Better safe than sorry.
Hurty talk aside, I want to give a shoutout to a few gal-pals marathoning this week. Best of luck, Kat, Jackie, Barb and Julie. I’ll be thinking of you gals tearing it up. One for you too, Dog, have a great Half.
Everybody else, have a fabulous weekend and stay healthy, all of you!
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Yeah, scary. Sounds like you caught it though. Like you, I’m not so bothered now about taking a rest day when it looks like a good idea. Two days? Now that’s quite another thing
Thanks for the shout out Flo! Glad the leg is feeling better!
Flo, I am so glad that your pain turned out to be minor!
I hate stuff like that- just enough pain to drive you insane! I’m so glad it was nothing.
we have to listen to our bodies when they ache,and give them a rest, even though it’s the last thing we want to do.
Yeah, I have these nagging pains EVERYTIME i go out running, but I run on… I’m out there to run, not to feel sorry for myself!! I’m a WARRIOR!!!!!! OK, enuff of the macho stuff… good to see u back on track, but take it easy there tiger. So when is YOUR marathon??