I finally got brave enough to get out for a run, and it was a success!
I started out with my usual return-from-running: three miles. It's long enough that it doesn't mask the injury by simply being too short of a run to irritate the injury, but it's not so long that it would be overdoing it. Since everyone in the sports medicine world recommends starting with intervals, I interspersed my runs with walking for a total of about six miles. And it was fine. I actually felt some tightness in my calf on the injured side, but it was the back of the calf. By the next day, everything felt 100%. It was like I'd never been injured. Phew! I probably took off more time than I needed (a month), but I'd rather be safe than sorry. Plus, it was time for a break. I haven't had one since the fall, and that's probably a contributing factor to the injury.
That, plus three new pairs of shoes in a short time span, and ramping up miles, and continued high intensity of my long runs. As I ease back in, I'll need to reconsider some of these things to avoid a re-injury. I also need to stop skipping my strength workouts!
Unfortunately, I have both a 2 mile race and a trail 5k this week, both of which I'll probably have to skip, just because it's so soon. Bah! Bad timing! Oh, well. There will be other races, right?
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Yay! So glad you were able to run pain-free and felt fine the next day! I think you are smart to skip these races. I feel like years ago you would have pushed yourself to do them. I guess with age comes wisdom and an understanding that we can't push through injuries. But I'm glad you are back at it again as I am sure a month off felt soooo long!
ReplyDeleteGlad it's feeling good! That's great news. Smart moves on your part.
ReplyDeleteYep, 100% better safe than sorry. Glad that whatever it was seems to have resolved with rest!
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