I have returned from my peaceful little break in Arizona. Unpacked my running gear that I did not use because of my (expletive) pulled leg muscle. We did go hiking which was amazing.
So yesterday, after a week long rest (and a week rest prior), I took my leg for a spin....
Day ??= Thursday's Run:
3 miles
...just okay, sucking wind, leg not bad, but not fully recovered like I had hoped.
Today's Run:
3 miles (about a 9:30 mile avg.)
...horrible. I am icing my leg once again. And the kicker is that I feel the onset of tendonitis on my right heel.
Needless to say, I am very discouraged. If I wasn't so mad about this set back I would probably cry. I just want to run.
Sorry to hear you're injured. The best thing is to let things heal before hitting the road again. I know, it's hard and frustrating... One thing that helped me maintain running fitness a while back when I was hurt was aqua jogging. If you have access to a pool at the gym, give it a try.
ReplyDeleteTrifuel has a good article on it:
http://www.trifuel.com/training/workouts/aqua-jogging