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I went for x-ray today. And later this week (or by latest Monday) I will have the MRI.
So basically I have nothing to report, as I have zero answers thus far.
…I do have Vicodin*.
Back off, it’s all mine.
*Trust me, the “woe is me” post will be much more entertaining if I am drugged.
There will not be a full week in review this week. A- this has not been a week I would like to review; there were way more downs than up, and B- there is not much working-out to review.
I did manage to get some ab work and lifting in (arms) plus two runs. First run was Thursday night and it was okay at best. My hip was not cooperating at all and it was mostly just a fast walk. I also went for a run today; it was Casey’s Virtual marathon relay and I took on one 5.2 mile leg. I ended up doing a full 6 miles but it wasn’t a great run. Actually, it sucked. So I contributed a super slow time to the relay (sorry!) AND on top of it, I forgot to take a photo for .30 second time deduction.
So about my hip…I am letting it win. I give in. Shakira was rightl Hips don’t lie. And mine is pissed off! I am going to do my running miles on the elliptical this week and give my hip a break. I am not interested in making a bad thing worse and risking missing a race down the line. I see the Chiro for ART Tuesday, and again Friday…hopefully that, plus a week of rest will help.
Oh, and back to swimming tomorrow morning 🙂 Can’t wait to get in the pool!!!
I know, short post! But, I have a few really good ones in the vault that I am working on 🙂
The post=appointment conversation between my dr. and I went a little something like this:
ME: So can I run Sunday (said in hopeful high-pitch question voice)?
DR: I don’t want to say you can’t run Sunday, because I think if you rest/ice/stretch like I tell you to, then you will be fine. But I would take it easy, stay off it for a few days and see how you feel.
ME: So…I can run…(insert puppy dog eyes)?
DR: I am advising you to listen to you body. Take it easy for the next week and half, see how you feel race day, and make a decision then. Just be smart about it and listen to your body.
ME: Okay, good. So I can run. (Smile!)
Here’s the thing…I do not do well with taking it easy.
Take for example:
Today I went to the gym for another super easy walk/run on the treadmill. It was everything in me not to rev that machine up and run. But when I was injured in 2008, I went against doctors advice, didn’t listen to my body and ran when I shouldn’t. I pushed my limits and it kept me from running for another three months. Not worth it. Lesson learned. So even if inside I was bursting at the seams to move my legs faster, I kept it slow and easy for my hips sake. Cause I would really like for my flexor and I to be friends again soon. As in by this weekend.
And now I am going to be ridiculous. This is the part where you comment me to tell me just how ridiculous my statement is, but at the same time try to make me feel better about being so ridiculous in the first place…
I hate going slow because I know I am capable of more and I feel like people are watching, and they don’t know I am injured. I would like to wear a sign that says “I don’t actually suck this much, I just have a bum hip flexor” or “Caution: Running super slow due to unhappy hip flexor” just so people know the real reason why I am that girl…you know, the one on the treadmill reading a magazine (GAAASP!!!!).
Told you, ridiculous. But in seriousness, it is hard not to feel that way 😦
How do you deal with taking it slow? What are some tricks you use that force you to slow down? Do you ever have ridiculous thoughts like mine above when dealing with injury?
I am super glad that this girl will be with me at the race on Sunday so that if I get the urge to push to hard she can be like “Whoa sista” and hold me back, but that if I feel good enough to push she will be like “Hell yea!” Either way, I am just excited to have someone to hang out with throughout the race. We have a few surprises up our sleeve but you’ll have to wait for the reports/photos 🙂
You know how some days you just wake up feeling like poo- that’s me today. Nothing physically wrong with me, I just mentally feel like crap. I am feeling very negative today. It is probably all the stress I have been under with school and life in general, mixed together with some anxiety about these upcoming races. I just want to go back to sleep and have a do-over and wake up positive.
I am really getting nervous about Broad Street (5 days) and my half (19 days). I have worked so hard to get where I am and I feel really frustrated by the fact that I was feeling some pain during last Saturday’s run. It feels like a slap in the face; I did everything right, I stretch and ice and continue to do everything they told me to do. I had a month of totally pain free running and then BAM a week before a race I feel it. And the worst part is, it is affecting my mental focus. I keep reminding myself to treat Broad Street like a training run for the half; have fun, don’t focus on time and stay positive, but for some reason I am really struggling with that today. Hopefully it’s just a funk. I am going to go out and run a (very) easy 3 miles tomorrow and I am hoping it lifts my spirits a bit.
*sigh* I am done whining now. Tomorrow day and hopefully a better one.
I asked in my last post about tips for self-motivation- I sure could use them right about now. 🙂
At some point every Sunday night, I take a few moments to reflect on my previous week. This reflection, for the most part, becomes my week in review post. One thing different about this week’s review: it is 830am as I write this. I am writing early today because I have a busy day and a paper to write tonight; I don’t want to get caught up writing this later and lose valuable paper-writing time. I have already procrastinated enough!
Coming off Spring Break I knew it was back to the grind- and was it ever!! This past week was filled to the brim with school-work, softball and life in general. Week nights were all late nights and both weekend nights were spent studying. I need my life back! Have I mentioned my need for the semester to be over?!?!?!
I am happy to report that I did get in all my training runs and I am going to bike for an hour later this morning and do some strength training. In reality that means I only had to forgo one bike and the swim. I have been really bad at getting swims in and I while it is my strongest discipline, I know I need to get more on top of my swim training. Right now though, all my concentration is on my upcoming 10-miler and half-marathon. Any biking and/or swimming I fit in are all a bonus. As long as my runs are completed then I feel accomplished. After May 17 it will be back to a three-discipline focus. And by then school will be out for the semester. And that will make me a very happy girl J
This week I ran really well but had some pain for the first time in almost a month which kind of freaked me out.
My Tuesday run went really well. I felt good, paced great and was generally just happy to be out running. I felt really on. I finished at just about sub-30 minute 5k pace which is a major goal for me this year.
Yesterday’s run was completely the opposite. I went out for 8 miles and right from the beginning I just felt off. Despite feeling off, I was running great- keeping my pace @ 10min for each mileà that is until that familiar pain began to surface. It was right around mile 6 and it totally ruined my mental game; all I could think about was the pain in my knee. I pushed through for one more mile but called it a day after 7…I just didn’t want to push it with these important races looming. I ended up with 7miles in an hour and sixteen minutes- that last mile killed my time/pace and really bummed me out. I was really concerned about how this would affect my 10-miler next week and if I could even run it (ugh-negative mental thoughts!) but I came home and iced me knee and when I woke up today it felt good as new.
Even though I feel great today, I certainly don’t want to push it; therefore I have decided to treat my 10-mile race next week as a training run for my half. As much as I might want to get out and push it or “race” per say, I am going to just enjoy being there. Broad Street is a race I have looked forward to for over a year, so just being a part of it is exciting for me. Like with every race I enter, the ultimate goal is to finish. That is always goal #1. For Broad Street, goal #2 is to enjoy the run as a training run. This upcoming week I will take it light with training and focus on mental preparation.
How do you mentally prepare?
Hope everyone has a great week! Hopefully you are all enjoying equally amazing weather 🙂
Also, best wishes to Rebekah…she is running OKC Marathon today (her first!) and has been through a lot to get there- I hope you rock it Rebekah!
This past Sunday I ran 4 miles and when it was all said and done I had a small little blister on my foot. Not such a big deal; threw on some ointment and went about my week. Then I ran 4 miles yesterday and when I pulled off my sock that small little blister was now a very angry (much bigger) blister. It doesn’t help that it is located on the bottom side of my foot and that I have to wear heels to work. OMG- it is painful killing me!!!
So Internet blogger friends…I need advice- how do you deal with blisters? Do you wear certain socks? Have any tried and true methods of avoiding blisters? Currently I wear Nike socks and Brooks Adrenaline shoes. When I was a skater I would get blisters all the time, but I had special pads to wear in my skates that would help ward them off or alleviate them when I did have them. Is there anything like this in the running world??
A few other random notes:
-I have Yoga tonight and I am really looking foward to it. Each time I go I get a little better and make a little less of a fool of myself 🙂 Plus, with my busy schedule, the relaxation time is much needed.
-Spring break starts in 1.5 days! I am out of my mind excited. Even if most of my time will be spent writing three papers, I will still be able to sleep in a few days, get caught up on housework and have no problem getting my workouts in.
-I also plan to try a few new recipes over break from AthlEAT and LiteBites. They are always posting yummy homeade foods and I never have the time to set aside to make them.
That’s all for now…hope everyone is enjoying their hump-day 🙂
Finally went to the gym.
Finally started my schedule.
Finally.
Not only did I get to the gym last night but I had a GREAT workout! I had decided earlier that I would need to do todays scheduled easy run last night along with my long bike because I have a meeting tonight that will prohibit me from getting to the gym. Normally I would have just done my run this morning but after the dumping of snow we received over the weekend the paths are all icy and I am just not willing to risk a fall. And the treadmill first thing in the morning is just not something I can get excited about.
Speaking of falls- yesterday while I was cleaning off my car to come into work I fell on a slippery patch of ice. This was not shocking as my ENTIRE parking lot was a skating rink (fun for the whole family perhaps, but not for me!). So naturally I went down on my good knee and I am now sporting a vicious looking bruise on the outer left side of my kneecap. I guess its better than having went down on my already not quite functioning knee, but now instead of icing one at night I have to alternate the ice bag. Fun. Have I mentioned how forward I am looking to nice weather?
Despite the freshly hurting right knee and the sometimes still hurting left knee I still had a great, albeit, short run. I was thankful it was the easy day, thats for sure. 2 miles in 24:08 following a 17 mile bike in 48:00. Even did an abs workout before I called it a night. Score one extra for me 🙂
