Running is a Pain in the A....
Running is a pain in the a.... right now. I am still having issues with my right leg-cheek and with the pain has come reduced motivation. Guess the motivation level is my body's effort to protect itself from itself. Yesterday I climbed on the treadmill for a short run. It was uncomfortable and I threw in the towel at 2.2-miles. My pace was a slow 11:45 mmp and I was happy to stop.
This morning I was up early to get in a run before rain set in for the day. I ran 3.0 miles in an incredibly slow 36.39 minutes (12.13 mmp). It was painful but provided a good opportunity to think about my goals and what I really want to accomplish this spring. I decided to chuck the idea of doing a sprint tri Memorial Day weekend. No way can I get the swim part under control in 10 weeks without risk of more injury. Besides, there are a couple of sprint tri's coming up in mid-July and August that will give me more time to slowly work into the swim.
Currently on the calendar, I have the Knoxville Marathon 5k at the end of March and I need to be healed by then. http://www.knoxvillemarathon.com/ John and I plan to ride the 25 mile segment of the Tour de Blount in mid-May and I will add in the Expo 10K at the end of May. We also have two backpacks scheduled, one in mid-April and one in early May. This, along with the job search, is enough for spring 2008!
6 comments:
Hi - Thanks for visiting and commenting on my blog. Good luck with resolving the leg pain - it looks like you've got a busy calendar of running for the year!
OH no, maybe piriformis syndrome? A good sports massage may be able to help with that. The massage my therapist gives me hurts like hell but later I feel so much better. Hope your pain in the @ss goes away soon.
Hmmmm... Dee Dee and I both executed a 6 week sprint training program :-) Of course, if you are injured, that is an entirely different can of worms...
Listening to your body and doing things right is so essential to a healthy runner. Check out those Tiger Tails and "The Stick" and foam rollers to help with those hip issue!
And thanks for your vote!
So then.....
by definition. I am "incredibly slow"
I am a 12 minute miler.....therefore, I am.....and, I'm completely ok with that.
A.
....and I hope your butt gets better!
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