Two teeny trots...!
Thursday 14/06/07:
Two runs to write about so far this week - I guess thats progress folks!
On Monday I was on the street by 6am, wore my gloves & beanie expecting it to be really cold, but it actually wasn't too bad. Pretty much using the same out & back route all the time at the moment, which consists of two main roads that run at right angles to each other. This is due to it being flat, well-lit and safe enough to run on the shoulder rather than the footpath... No chance of getting bored of using the same route at the moment, not with the amount of running I'm doing! Also means I can adjust the distance to suit, depending on how I'm feeling. Have been turning back slightly sooner this week, at 2.5kms rather than 3kms - I figure 5kms is enough at this point of rehab, while things are still niggly. I'm also hoping the injury will consider it a peace-offering and respond accordingly! Injury site felt ok I suppose - a few niggles and a bit of tightness, but definately no pain. Best of all, no ill-effects afterwards.
Relayed all this to my physio on Monday afternoon and she has recommended another acupuncture session, seeing as this seemed to help (after the first day that is - when my whole leg was bloody sore and I was limping around!) However I couldn't get into Jan, the physio that does it, until next Monday, as she is only there part-time... Still, I'm really not looking forward to it, so didn't complain!
Gave it a couple of days rest, then headed out again at 6am this morning. Same deal really - a bit of tightness and just a general feeling of not being 100%, but definately no pain. I also felt as though I was flowing better in general this morning - whether that is a mental thing or a physical thing, I'm not too sure! I think I have been so aware and anxious about the injury, that I haven't been my usual relaxed self when I have run, and this will not help at all!
My other theory is that now that I have stopped stressing and panicking about not being able to run and about losing fitness and have just generally accepted things for what they are and stopped pushing so hard to get back into running, (while at the same time being too unmotivated to do any other exercise!) things have actually been better... Power of positive thinking and all that too... While things are still not 100% and I do wonder at times if I should be running on it at all (despite the physio thinking it was ok provided there wasn't pain) at least now I am back to feeling that it improves slightly with each run and stretching session that I do... At least we're heading in the right direction again...
Plan is to do another run over the weekend - before Monday's torture session with the yucky needles...! I figure that even if I can manage three runs per week for now, that is better than nothing... and will allow me to build a bit of a base again. I have to say, so far my fitness level doesn't seem to be too bad - but then again, we are talking about 5km flat runs so far!
Just keep everything crossed for me that things keep improving! Please!!!!!!!!Happy running/training/recovery everyone!
Two runs to write about so far this week - I guess thats progress folks!
On Monday I was on the street by 6am, wore my gloves & beanie expecting it to be really cold, but it actually wasn't too bad. Pretty much using the same out & back route all the time at the moment, which consists of two main roads that run at right angles to each other. This is due to it being flat, well-lit and safe enough to run on the shoulder rather than the footpath... No chance of getting bored of using the same route at the moment, not with the amount of running I'm doing! Also means I can adjust the distance to suit, depending on how I'm feeling. Have been turning back slightly sooner this week, at 2.5kms rather than 3kms - I figure 5kms is enough at this point of rehab, while things are still niggly. I'm also hoping the injury will consider it a peace-offering and respond accordingly! Injury site felt ok I suppose - a few niggles and a bit of tightness, but definately no pain. Best of all, no ill-effects afterwards.
Relayed all this to my physio on Monday afternoon and she has recommended another acupuncture session, seeing as this seemed to help (after the first day that is - when my whole leg was bloody sore and I was limping around!) However I couldn't get into Jan, the physio that does it, until next Monday, as she is only there part-time... Still, I'm really not looking forward to it, so didn't complain!
Gave it a couple of days rest, then headed out again at 6am this morning. Same deal really - a bit of tightness and just a general feeling of not being 100%, but definately no pain. I also felt as though I was flowing better in general this morning - whether that is a mental thing or a physical thing, I'm not too sure! I think I have been so aware and anxious about the injury, that I haven't been my usual relaxed self when I have run, and this will not help at all!
My other theory is that now that I have stopped stressing and panicking about not being able to run and about losing fitness and have just generally accepted things for what they are and stopped pushing so hard to get back into running, (while at the same time being too unmotivated to do any other exercise!) things have actually been better... Power of positive thinking and all that too... While things are still not 100% and I do wonder at times if I should be running on it at all (despite the physio thinking it was ok provided there wasn't pain) at least now I am back to feeling that it improves slightly with each run and stretching session that I do... At least we're heading in the right direction again...
Plan is to do another run over the weekend - before Monday's torture session with the yucky needles...! I figure that even if I can manage three runs per week for now, that is better than nothing... and will allow me to build a bit of a base again. I have to say, so far my fitness level doesn't seem to be too bad - but then again, we are talking about 5km flat runs so far!
Just keep everything crossed for me that things keep improving! Please!!!!!!!!Happy running/training/recovery everyone!
posted by Vicky @ 6/14/2007 03:50:00 pm
7 Comments:
At Thu Jun 14, 08:40:00 pm,
MorseyRuns said…
Gently gently- sounds like it is all going to plan- I am not a fan of acupuncture, love the effect, but hate the feeling.
At Thu Jun 14, 10:40:00 pm,
Anonymous said…
Keep it up, ease back gently and I am sure you will be fine.
Thanks for the lovely treats in the mail today, I LOVE boiled sweets and guess what, the pen writes with pink ink :-) I love pens with coloured ink, black and blue are so boring.
Hope the recovery keeps going along well.
At Fri Jun 15, 10:08:00 pm,
Andrew(ajh) said…
Great to hear there is some signs of improvement, but as the girls above said, take it easy and slow.
At Sat Jun 16, 01:50:00 am,
Kathy said…
That's great progress! Glad to hear that things are improving. Keep up the good work.
Ouch, voluntarily allowing people to stick needles into you?
At Sat Jun 16, 02:59:00 pm,
Ewen said…
That does sound positive. Keep it all easy and you'll gradually build the strength. From little things, big things grow...
At Sun Jun 17, 10:25:00 am,
running uphill said…
Keeping everything crossed. Glad to hear that you are getting back into it (and that you are so happy!).
At Mon Jun 18, 05:03:00 pm,
Celeste said…
It's good to read about other people coming back from injury. I am at the point where I could probably do more, but I am literally scared. Once burnt twice shy - isn't that the expression?? Slow and steady, that's the way. And for me, slow seems to be the operative word!
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