Not again…
Of course I just finish putting my running schedule on my calendar for Towpath (10/11) and go for my paced six mile run Sat. and 4 miles in my dumb knee starts hurting. I think I have re-injured last year’s IT band. I ramped up too quickly from being a sedentary runner.
Argh…it is SO frustrating to have the fitness and endurance for something but at the same time not be able to do it!! So my 13 mile run turned into 5 yesterday (thank you Bridget for stopping and walking with me mutliple times!) Tonight I’m swimming and tomorrow I will foregoe the track in order to ensure that I get enough rest. I’ll take a week off of running and then see where I am. I think the main thing I need to start doing is strength training, since my left leg is so much weaker than my right.
29* year old Akron native. Recently completed my MBA with a concentration in Sustainability. Passionate about innovative renewable energy technology and endurance sports.
July 6th, 2009 at 7:00 am
I know your frustration. You’re heart and lungs say ‘Go!’, but your knee says “No!” If you think one leg is weaker than the other, have you tried exercises that develop the strength of each leg independently? Also, you probably already know this, but don’t be overly aggressive in your stretching i.e., stretching too far and/or holding the position too long.
July 6th, 2009 at 9:39 am
Noooo,. that sucks! Sending you get well vibes!
July 7th, 2009 at 3:17 pm
Hey Amie, it was good seeing you in the pool.
swimming is cool, swimming in the pool, i go swimming…..peter gabriel.
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As you can tell there’s no “P” in it.
Keep it that way !
July 8th, 2009 at 5:32 am
Brian - were you on crack when you wrote that?
July 10th, 2009 at 11:34 am
i’m always on crack. i would prefer if you called it “vitamins”.
August 29th, 2010 at 5:11 pm
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