Injury woes - again!
Thursday 09/11/06:
Well if there is ever a good time to have two days off running, Wed and Thurs were it! If I thought Wed was bad weather wise, yesterday was even worse! In the afternoon Auckland experienced torrential rain that caused surface flooding and winds of up to 150km/hr, that lifted rooves off some houses, brought down power lines and uprooted trees (one completely crushing a car - luckily unoccupied at the time!) Even driving home from work was an experience with traffic lights swaying haphazedly, rubbish bins blowing thru the streets, not to mention branches and other objects! Even the Sky Tower was closed in the afternoon, as even tho it is designed to sway by 1m in high winds, people were getting frightened and sick!
Anyway, my quad was still feeling sore, so no running for me. Continued to take Voltarin, use Anti-Flamm and heat packs and generally get more and more stressed out about what was wrong! Very random and hard to work out, as I can run up and down stairs without any pain, but then get up from my desk and really feel it... Anyway by the afternoon I decided to contact my physio and see what she thought. On hearing my symptoms she urged me to come in, but as she was on leave on Friday I would have to see her replacement. Still, at least I should be able to get a diagnosis and some treatment, depending on the findings...
Friday 10/11/06:
Decided that if I was going to give the physio a thorough explanation I needed to know how my leg would respond to a light run, as it seems the more I move round on it, the better it feels! Was in two minds as to whether this was a good idea, but knew I could always stop and walk if necessary and in the end decided to let the weather decide. As it was, by 6am this morning it had finally settled down, just a well-washed looking world remained and a bit of a breeze. When I got out of bed my leg felt fine. Did my stretching and headed out into 10 degrees C.
Did my walking warm up and still no problem. Started to run at an easy pace and all good! Upped to steady pace and by my 3km turnaround point it was still feeling OK. On the 3km back towards home I did start to feel it, but would not say it was particularly painful.
Brisk walk warmup: 5mins
Easy/steady paced run: 31 mins (6km)
Brisk walk cooldown: 5mins
Throughout today it has come and gone at random as it has been doing since Tuesday. I definately feel it when first bearing weight, then it eases. Was really looking forward to seeing the physio by 3.30pm, just to get a diagnosis and put me out of my misery! Saw Jackie and she checked things out and thought that it did appear to be muscular, either a slight strain or possibly a nerve triggered by the massage... Some massage, heat treatment and ultra-sound later, I was told to only do one run over the weekend and see how it was by Monday when I have an appointment with my regular physio, Rachel.
Needless to say I am fairly relieved that she did not think it seemed to be within the bone...
Still, may need a bit more time off from running than I would like, but I'm prepared to do it if it helps. Still hopeful of doing the Keri Keri Half next Sat at this stage, but will be taking it one day at a time...
Well if there is ever a good time to have two days off running, Wed and Thurs were it! If I thought Wed was bad weather wise, yesterday was even worse! In the afternoon Auckland experienced torrential rain that caused surface flooding and winds of up to 150km/hr, that lifted rooves off some houses, brought down power lines and uprooted trees (one completely crushing a car - luckily unoccupied at the time!) Even driving home from work was an experience with traffic lights swaying haphazedly, rubbish bins blowing thru the streets, not to mention branches and other objects! Even the Sky Tower was closed in the afternoon, as even tho it is designed to sway by 1m in high winds, people were getting frightened and sick!
Anyway, my quad was still feeling sore, so no running for me. Continued to take Voltarin, use Anti-Flamm and heat packs and generally get more and more stressed out about what was wrong! Very random and hard to work out, as I can run up and down stairs without any pain, but then get up from my desk and really feel it... Anyway by the afternoon I decided to contact my physio and see what she thought. On hearing my symptoms she urged me to come in, but as she was on leave on Friday I would have to see her replacement. Still, at least I should be able to get a diagnosis and some treatment, depending on the findings...
Friday 10/11/06:
Decided that if I was going to give the physio a thorough explanation I needed to know how my leg would respond to a light run, as it seems the more I move round on it, the better it feels! Was in two minds as to whether this was a good idea, but knew I could always stop and walk if necessary and in the end decided to let the weather decide. As it was, by 6am this morning it had finally settled down, just a well-washed looking world remained and a bit of a breeze. When I got out of bed my leg felt fine. Did my stretching and headed out into 10 degrees C.
Did my walking warm up and still no problem. Started to run at an easy pace and all good! Upped to steady pace and by my 3km turnaround point it was still feeling OK. On the 3km back towards home I did start to feel it, but would not say it was particularly painful.
Brisk walk warmup: 5mins
Easy/steady paced run: 31 mins (6km)
Brisk walk cooldown: 5mins
Throughout today it has come and gone at random as it has been doing since Tuesday. I definately feel it when first bearing weight, then it eases. Was really looking forward to seeing the physio by 3.30pm, just to get a diagnosis and put me out of my misery! Saw Jackie and she checked things out and thought that it did appear to be muscular, either a slight strain or possibly a nerve triggered by the massage... Some massage, heat treatment and ultra-sound later, I was told to only do one run over the weekend and see how it was by Monday when I have an appointment with my regular physio, Rachel.
Needless to say I am fairly relieved that she did not think it seemed to be within the bone...
Still, may need a bit more time off from running than I would like, but I'm prepared to do it if it helps. Still hopeful of doing the Keri Keri Half next Sat at this stage, but will be taking it one day at a time...
posted by Vicky @ 11/10/2006 04:58:00 pm
4 Comments:
At Fri Nov 10, 07:05:00 pm,
Anonymous said…
Thank goodness it doesn't look like a stress fracture! I think it would be more constant pain during weight bearing activity if it was. It's frustrating to have to take time off but if it stops you having a prolonged break then it's for the best
I don't think I would have even been driving to work in that weather. I find that the way others drive in those conditions scare me too. Being from the UK I was used to that sort of weather, but a lot of people here just don't seem to know what to do when it's rough
At Fri Nov 10, 07:39:00 pm,
Ewen said…
That's sounding promising Vicky.
Good luck for your run on the weekend. Maybe throw in some walking breaks and stretches.
At Sat Nov 11, 12:13:00 am,
Spark Driver said…
It doesn't sound like it could be too serious. I hope it all works out for you ok.
At Sat Nov 11, 08:43:00 am,
Em said…
Yikes, that weather sounds hairy. We had a massive storm last year that uprooted trees around The Tan, and the yarra was so high it almost reached the path we ran on when you were here.
Sounds like you need some R&R, but you are obviously doing all the right things. Quad strains can be tricky but they come good quickly if you take care from the start.
Fingers crossed all will be well for next week.
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