Worry wort sticking up her head - is being a shadow of your former self healthy?
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Worry wort sticking up her head - is being a shadow of your former self healthy?
V.
Thank you worry wort. I've only lost about 3 pounds over the last month, he was exaggerating. But I really do appreciate your concern. It looks like more because I'm on the cusp between 2 clothing sizes usually, so I always buy the more comfortable, large size. My clothes are hanging off me a bit now. I think it was his way of trying to encourage me, he knows I want to lose a bit of weight and he also knows I'm struggling right now.
Okay, that's good. You know how some runners and cyclists end up looking emaciated? That's not a good look and would ruin my mental image of you. :D
V.
Nope, definitely not emaciated. Thanks to my love of beer. Mmmmmmmm beeeeeeer.
So day 2 of this intensive week is done, 12.5 miles today done as 3 separate runs. I had a little help from Aleve. I am getting pretty uncomfortable now. The end may be near. Time for a virtual conference with The Coach.
I went out for a run this AM. The plan 2 x 4 miles in a loop so I could A) run with a client for 4 miles and finish where we started and B) bail if my legs were too sore. So I ended up bailing and came back to an email from my coach putting me on active rest, no running for 4 days.
So. I had set my mind to getting this high mileage week done. This is the first time I can remember that I have not finished doing something I set my mind to. It's not sitting well with me. Even though I know it's the right decision, I know that my structure is starting to suffer and I know that it wasn't for lack of will. But I still feel like crying.:(
I guess this is part of the turning you inside out until you come out the other side a whole different person.
Well, good news is that I get to swim more!!!
Off to spend some quality time with my foam roller and The Stick.
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Originally Posted by Wahine
Maybe that's why it's called an Intensive. :) because you get so intent on accomplishing your goal. I am just so dang impressed with your tenacity. Okay stubborness. :p Every body has its limit and that's okay.
Enjoy the rest. You really have earned it and learned a lot about what you can push yourself to do.
V.
This seems like a completely normal response after the stress you have just put your body and mind through. Especially since you fought starting this new intensive week and had to go through so much mentally in order to get your mind set to do it. It seems to me like that would make it doubly hard to interrupt it now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wahine
As you mentioned, maybe a huge part of the training here is the mental/emotional flexibility about training.
This last year, I started using a phrase about my own life: emotional elasticity. I use it to describe my capacity to accept change, and to experience both ends of the joy/grief spectrum. I know last year, I felt that my emotional elasticity was really at the breaking point. But, it didn't break. And, I think I am a little different now than I was last year, or the year before.
It sounds like you are definitely on that journey to becoming a new self in some way, like you mentioned. Here's to your courage for the journey! :) (Hoisting a virtual beer for you...but the real thing will have to wait until later.) :p
Oh, Wahine...
A couple of weeks ago I think you would not have thought that, when your coach would tell you to stop running, you'd feel like crying!
This is really about the mental. And, wow! you're though!!
Yoda,
Don't be disappointed. The purpose of this experiment was to find the edge, to push your limits without getting hurt. And you did that. You stripped away all the barriers and went right up to the edge of the abyss.
So from one sicence chick to another, that is a successful outcome. AND you inspired and motivated a lot of the TE runners along the way.
The science teacher says...A+ on that experiment ! Well done!
Now go have a beer.
Heck, she inspired me and I loathe running! Every morning, I'm hoping to see a Wahine update in this thread. :D
V.
Or two! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by rocknrollgirl
Thanks Ladies. And RnR - you're exactly right, this was the point. To find my true physical limit, not emotional or mental or time availability limits. I reminded myself of that a lot yesterday. Today my legs still hurt which confirms the wiseness (?word) of the break.
V. - Here's and update. I'm booooooorrrrrrrred.:D
Could you tell me a little more about that boredom please? I need some details. ;)
V.
I hear that beer is good for bored.....oh too early in the day for you West Coasters...well even for us too, I guess.
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Originally Posted by rocknrollgirl
I prefer to call it naturopathic Ridilin or Advil, depending on the situation.
Unfortunately, you're right. I could lose my PT license if I start now.:mad::p
In my part of the West Coast, it's "too early" for beer for a long time and then it's too late because everyone's gone to bed 'cause they run at 8 the next morning!! :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by rocknrollgirl
New update - It's beer:30 where I live right now.:D:cool:
Um, beer thir6y is = 12:30 at my house.
Or as we often say - 'it's after noon somewhere...'
Is 8 a.m. considered early in your neck o the woods?Quote:
Originally Posted by Grog
I've usually had my workout and looking forward to second breakfast by 8 a.m.
Karen
8am is definitely early in my neck of the woods.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tuckervill
Round these parts we call it Beer O'Clock...or wine o'clock.....
Latest update: I'm not so bored because I did a really interesting course on running biomechanics this weekend. I still hurt like h e double L. I am officially resigning myself to using the word injured. I got analyzed to death this weekend and I was too sore while I was running on the treadmill to hear or remember any of the analysis. That's OK, I've got it sorted out. A) active rest until pain is gone. This includes some nice little exercises and drills I learned to address my biomechanical faults. B) Respect the things I learned about myself through all of this when I start training again. C) No big mileage until I can reach certain benchmarks with my exercises.
What hurts, besides everything...but knee, hip, ?????
I guess I didn't really talk abut this too much because I was in denial. But I'm having issues with my inner, lower leg. The muscle at fault is my tibialis posterior and it's screaming at me. This muscle pulls the arch of the foot up and helps to lock the mid foot into a rigid position for toe off. It's been seriously abused in the last little while, not just from mileage but from my footwear actually holding my rearfoot too stiff. The muscle has been working against my shoe.:( Everything else is fine. Butt's fine, knees are fine, low back is fine, hips... fine. So my "new" as of last year running form is great for a lot of my old problems but I didn't realize that I needed a shoe change to allow more motion in my foot prior to push off. Now I do. Anyway, I still hurt like h3ll this AM.
Uh oh...
Be gentle please. We need you to keep running! But we can hold on for a few days. :)
Yeah, no worries. I've set some specific benchmarks for myself before I will start running again. I've got to sort this out first or I'll just keep messing it up.
I am really pleased that my hips are fine though. I've often had problems with them, so I'm really happy about that.:)
Sorry you're hurting, Wahine. You have a great attitude, though. And at least it's just the one area, and not all over. Amazing considering all your running lately!
Hope you'll be healed up and back to it soon....
Emily
Yes, seriously, heal that puppy up, the walking wounded group does not have a month selected for tibialis posterior...it does not really roll off the tongue like...shoulder month, or knee month.....
Day 6 no running, unless you want to count the short little jaunt on the treadmill on the weekend for my course which I suppose I should since it managed to flare things up nicely.... OK, Day 3 no running or hopping/skipping/jumping (yes I do these things, sometimes spontaneously for no reason at all).
Right lower leg is no longer feeling like it might explode at any moment. It still feels that way first thing in the morning but at least I can walk now without having to stop periodically and practice some Lamaz (?sp) breathing.
I might even be ready to go for a massage.:eek::eek::eek:
Feel better soon Wahine. :( What does your coach say? I think I might be a bit PO'ed that he made me do all that running until the point of injury....
My coach is the one that pulled me off the plan. I'm PO'd with myself for A - not listening to my symptoms sooner and B - not communicating the degree of my symptoms with my coach so he could give me better guidance. He asked me how I was feeling often and I would always answer with "my lower legs are sore but everything else feels great". Emphasis was always on the positive things which is my normal pattern of thinking. So you can see how he could easily think that it was not significant. The moment I forced myself to clearly communicate what was happening, he pulled the plug.
He wants me to write up my own rehab program and bring it to him for tweaking and then he has some stuff planned for when I'm ready to come back.
Ok...Yoda, you are getting dangerously close to getting a walking wounded month....
[whine] But I don't want my own month!![/whine]
Bbbbut wahine..it's cool to have your own special month!
He sounds like a good coach. At least you get participation of the plan and it gives you something to think about for the future :D
I can understand about the frustration though. I guess maybe it's difficult to know where to draw the line beyond normal "this hurts" and abnormal "this is bad" pain. That and you WANT something to be good so therefore it is.
Here's hoping for a quick recovery :)
Well, now that knee month is over, you could get lumped in with my cranky elbow if you like? I do not think we have had elbow month yet either.....
It could be it could be posterior lateral tibialis epicondoyle month
See now T - that's where I don't have an excuse. I of all people should be more aware of what's good pain/bad pain. Unfortunately, it comes down to that whole 'Physician heal thyself' thing. I had the blinders on and selectively ignored things I shouldn't because my mind was so set on my goal. It's a good thing and a bad thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by teigyr
And RnR - no, I don't want to be lumped into the cranky elbow mont, although the muscle is the lower extremity equivilant really, so they might compliment each other well.
I got up this morning and walked without a limp. After warming up I've been almost pain free today. It's time for a massage and to start my serious rehab. I'm spoiled that I have a shuttle at work that will allow me to practice hopping and increase my lower leg strength as a proportion of my body weight. That'll help. It's a lot easier than jsut going back to straight hopping or running.
Here's what happens when you take someone who's been on an intensive and suddenly finds themselves not doing much of anything. Aimless posting behaviour.
Physical status: getting a little better everyday but still to sore to hop or run.
Mental status: bored. Slightly annoyed with it all but generally staying positive.
I'm going out for a ride on my new bike tomorrow.