Even with that fairly positive news, it's still concerning that it hurt to walk and put weight on my right leg. So this morning I went for a previously scheduled sports massage with the hope that there would be a corresponding trouble spot contributing to these issues. Thankfully - there was! The massage therapist found a fantastically painful knot deep in my calf, and kneading that out hurt like a mutha. And while that was less than eight hours ago, I'm enormously encouraged by the significantly reduced pain that I have while walking.
I'll try to temper expectations and continue my recent routine of cross training/myrtle routine/stretching, but it's a huge relief to think I could be out running again.
Here's some stuff....
| Sunday | 30-Dec | 17.0 | 17.0 | Long Run | 0.00 | Travel day. Shin. | ||||||||
| Monday | 31-Dec | - | - | Rest | 0:08:59 | 12.29 | Ran Battle Road. The loop was entirely covered in snow, and I had zero traction so the going was slow. Shin felt ok during the run (w/ibuprofen), then hurt later on. | |||||||
| Tuesday | 1-Jan | 5.0 | 10.0 | Hills/Tempo | 0.00 | Rest. Shin. | ||||||||
| Wednesday | 2-Jan | 4.0 | 8.0 | Recovery | 0.00 | Sports massage. Foot & towel plus some other exercises. | ||||||||
| Thursday | 3-Jan | 7.0 | 10.0 | Intervals | 12.45 | 400/600/200 x 4 - I took 2 ibuprofen an hour before leaving, then another 2 right before heading out the door. Shin held up ok and the workout felt tough, but fast. | ||||||||
| Friday | 4-Jan | 4.0 | 6.0 | Tempo | 0:08:11 | 4.05 | Foot exercises/golf ball/ice in the morning and afternoon. | |||||||
| Saturday | 5-Jan | 4.0 | 6.0 | Recovery | 0:08:11 | 6.02 | Battle Road with Fanning - running in the snow is slow and tough. | |||||||
| Sunday | 6-Jan | 18.0 | 18.0 | Long Run | 0:07:38 | 14.54 | CSU run w/breakfast. Fun, but my right shin and knee are pretty unhappy with me. | |||||||
| Monday | 7-Jan | - | - | Rest | 0:07:56 | 4.02 | Easy recovery run - shin and knee were hurting my stride at the end. Gotta rest. Also, this was a cold night for shorts. | |||||||
| Tuesday | 8-Jan | 5.0 | 10.0 | Hills | 0.00 | Felt sick - took the afternoon off from work, and shin was bothering my just walking. | ||||||||
| Wednesday | 9-Jan | 4.0 | 8.0 | Recovery | 0.00 | Still sick. Awesome. Shin, also awesome, but not really. | ||||||||
| Thursday | 10-Jan | 7.0 | 10.0 | Intervals | 11.62 | 400/600/800/1200/800/600/400 - shin was tender the entire time. I should not have done this workout. | ||||||||
| Friday | 11-Jan | 2.0 | 4.0 | Tempo | Shin feels terrible. Hurts to walk. Bad sign. | |||||||||
| Saturday | 12-Jan | 2.0 | 4.0 | Recovery | 10 miles on the bike, 15 minute row machine. Back workout & 3 sets of the Myrtl routine. | |||||||||
| Thursday 1/3 Splits: | Thursday 1/10 Splits: |
| 400 - 1:17 | 400 - 1:19 |
| 600 - 2:03 | 600 - 1:59 |
| 200 - 36.68 | 800 - 2:44 |
| 400 - 1:17 | 1200 - 4:16 |
| 600 - 2:02 | 800 - 2:51 |
| 200 - 36.1 | 600 - 2:04 |
| 400 - 1:17 | 400 - 1:14 |
| 600 - 2:02 | |
| 200 - 35.92 | |
| 400 - 1:18 | |
| 600 - 2:02 | |
| 200 - 30.1 |
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ReplyDeleteAfter a few days it's still fairly tender to walk on...my optimism is quickly diminishing. I should have opted for the more expensive, but much more conclusive bone scan.
ReplyDeleteWith that nice looking shin bone, you'll be in tip top shape in no time!
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