Really debated about writing a blog post this week because in running terms I have a grand total of 3 miles to my name over the last 7 days but when I started this Blog wanted to detail the good and the bad so here goes.
In last weeks blog I stated that I had a very frustrating week, well I would have grabbed that week with open hands this past week. So last week I described how I was dealing with a slight calf muscle strain which had started to ease by beginning of last week. I decided to try out a 3 mile easy run last Tuesday just to ease back into things. During the run the calf actually felt not too bad but I felt really awkward trying to run like I had forgotten how to run and just felt really tight and uncoordinated all over. About an hour after the run my back just started to go into really sore spasms and it felt really sore getting up from the chair and reaching down to pick something up so knew something wasn’t right. Got onto Dara from DC Fitness Physio and as per usual fitted me in as quick as possible (Dara’s been great at fitting me in last second and dealing with various dramas I seem to bring 😉) After trying to figure out what the exact issue was Dara reckoned I had sprained a joint in my back. I joked with somebody over the weekend that I must be close to hitting BINGO in the Bingo Injury Game, have marked off almost every injury under the sun at this stage! Recovery time for this can vary but just have to play it by ear, could be back up and running by end of this week or may take a little longer will just have to wait until all feels good.
Not 100% sure how this happened really could be down to a combination of factors. I actually think the way I’ve been sitting may have been one of the causes. Have to admit felt really down at the end of last week, it feels a bit like taking 2 steps forward then taking 10 steps back with training for me over the past 6 months. I think the frustrating thing is that I’ve been really careful building up my training and probably doing less than I would normally do, also I’ve been really on top of strength and mobility. On Friday I went for a very short walk and had decided at the start of the walk I’m done with trying to persevere with training at a decent level as it brings more disappointments than positive moments. But these positive moments although they happen every so often always outweigh the disappointments. By the end of the walk I had told myself to cop on and focus on what you can do now and where you want to be in 6 months time and how you can get there (nothing like a bit of fresh air to give you a bit of perspective).
Its funny I really think little setbacks like this make when you hit a PB, win a race or even have a positive training session all the more sweeter. I know all the above probably sounds very dramatic and in the grand scheme of things not that important but for the person involved its really important and in my opinion that’s fine we all need things to care and be emotional about. For me at the moment like many others my daily run is my stress reliever and escape from reality so I think knowing that I can’t do that for a period of time leaves me feeling a bit down. I think the little wobble I had last week made me think that I care and because of that I’ll work as hard and as diligently as possible! In with Dara tomorrow for more treatment so hopefully won’t be too long before I can build things back up slowly.
Ok enough of me being dramatic and feeling sorry for myself 😉 Although I had a really tough week got a really great lift from the runners I coach over the last week with some brilliant Time Trials and just training in general. One of the runners I coached bettered the 5k Target we had set by 80 seconds and exceeded both mine and his expectations which gave me a great buzz when the Screenshot of the run came through yesterday evening!
So onwards and upwards this week! Have a great week folks 😊
Noel
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