Running into the New Year! Week of New Year's.

**OakLeaf** · 01-08-2009, 05:59 PM

Tempo run today. I hit the lap button at my turnaround point without thinking, so the GPS thought I wanted to start my cooldown and stopped monitoring my pace. So I finished the run as a HR tempo run, just keeping an eye on it, and as it turned out, it actually worked out pace-wise too. The distance wound up being a bit shorter than I wanted, but oh well. It felt like a good workout.

**Urlea** · 01-10-2009, 01:40 PM

Hit my goal of 20miles this week and beat it by .5

Ran 8miles today and felt mostly fatigued during it making my pace slow. Not sure why. It wasn't a bad run, but not great either. Glad I got one last run in before Japan.

Figure I will take Monday off so that I'm not stiff for the 24hrs of travel we'll have between planes & trains Tuesday.

Keep up the running ladies!!

I'll be sure to post on my Japan runs when I get them in. (if I don't get to lost.)

**emily_in_nc** · 01-10-2009, 05:32 PM

I ran three times this week (normally I'm lucky to get two runs in). Two were on the treadmill, and one was a trail run as I was working from home and it was actually a warm January day - bliss! I got in about 10 miles total (each run was 3 to 3.5 miles). Unfortunately my left knee is barking a little today for the first time in ages (not really sure why, it was fine during all the runs and after them), so I am taking the weekend off from running and just doing trail walks. If my knee is pain-free, I'll try the treadmill again Monday at the gym.

**Tri Girl** · 01-11-2009, 07:54 AM

I'm just getting back to running after about 6 months off. I started marathon training last week and it's been going well.
BUT...on Friday, a kid at recess ran right into me sprinting as fast as he could (he's 11). He knocked me down and injured my knee... my bad knee that was injured 3 years ago and had finally healed.

I'm icing and resting it, but it's terribly tender and sore. It's the outside of the left kneecap. Any advice on how to help it along?

**Crankin** · 01-11-2009, 12:25 PM

Well, a few years ago I had a large lump appear on my knee, with lots of pain, about 5 days after my very first bike crash. The ortho doc thought for sure I needed surgery for some terrible thing, but an MRI showed it was just a bruise, so he drained the blood that had built up. It felt very much like you described. Beside the icing, elevating, and Advil, I did a lot of gentle quadricep stretches. At first, I couldn't bend the knee very much and walking up and down stairs was painful, but the stretching helped a lot. After about a week it was much better and I was riding again after 2 weeks. It might take longer to be in "running' shape, though.

**kelownagirl** · 01-11-2009, 12:42 PM

Did an 'almost 5k" today. Still icey and snowy here so I'm running slooooowwwwwllllllyyyy...

**Tri Girl** · 01-11-2009, 12:51 PM

Thanks, Crankin. I'm hoping it's just bruised. Walking hurts so I know running will be out for a week or so. Hopefully the RICE therapy will work. I just got done having carpal tunnel surgery, so I'm not real fired up about going to another doc.

**OakLeaf** · 01-11-2009, 01:03 PM

Ouch TG, hope it's just bruised and that it heals up soon.

I did my longest ever run today, 7 miles.

Plenty slow, but it felt fine even though I ran on mostly asphalt (wanted to get it done in the morning even though it was high tide). The concrete sidewalks didn't feel too good on my knee, but it was fine on the asphalt.

**Tri Girl** · 01-11-2009, 01:45 PM

Congrats on your longest run ever, Oakleaf. 7 miles is a loooong way on foot. Running on the beach sounds so nice, but it also sounds like a lot more friction than running on pavement.

**emily_in_nc** · 01-11-2009, 03:50 PM

Crap -- seems I overdid it a bit this week running three miles on rolling trails after doing nothing but walking over the holidays for a few weeks. I have a definite pain on every step above my left knee. DH said it was quadricep tendinitis, which I looked up online, and danged if it doesn't sound exactly like that. I've been icing like crazy today, but the web site I read says to take it easy for FOUR TO SIX WEEKS!!!!

Has anyone else had this? Does it really take that long to heal!? And if so, would putting my bike on the trainer and pedaling with minimal/no resistance be an alternative to running for aerobic activity in the meantime? I don't have access to a pool but I have to get some cardio!

Sigh..........

**Jolt** · 01-11-2009, 05:41 PM

Emily--

Sorry to hear you're hurting--what a bummer!! Along with what you're already doing, I'd check for trigger points in the quads if I were you. It's possible your pain could just be coming from something like that as opposed to a tendinitis; if that's the case you can most likely get rid of the pain yourself by massaging the trigger points a few times a day. Is there any swelling or redness in the area? That would be one indication that something really is inflamed. As for your question about the bike, I'm not sure about that. Also not totally sure as far as how long quadriceps tendinitis takes to heal; all I know is anything with a tendon takes a while to heal because they don't have much blood supply. Hope you feel better soon--I know how rotten it is to be injured (still working on coming back from mine and making sure it doesn't happen again)!!

**emily_in_nc** · 01-12-2009, 05:43 PM

Jolt - thanks so much for the reply. I am not sure exactly what you mean about trigger points. The "area" (for lack of a better word) is still hurting with every step today, though less than yesterday. I lifted weights in the gym today and avoided all quad exercises and cardio.

And no, there is no swelling or redness in the area, just pain on walking.

Thanks!
Emily

**OakLeaf** · 01-12-2009, 06:33 PM

Originally Posted by emily_in_nc

I am not sure exactly what you mean about trigger points.

Get a foam roller or a "Stick" and you won't need any more explanation.

I'm serious. You will feel them. Trigger points in the quads are pretty difficult to self-massage with your thumbs just because the muscles are so large and the trigger points tend to be deep, but either of those is a good tool for getting at them.

- Oak, who can self massage the multiple trigger points in my calves just fine with the opposite knee

**Crankin** · 01-13-2009, 10:12 AM

Today was the day i was going to try out my new running skills outside; it's 30 F out and according to the forecast, we might not see that again for 10 days or so. On Sunday, as I was driving home from our snow shoe, I developed a sudden and throbbing pain in one of my bottom teeth. It stopped for awhile, only to return yesterday. I tried x country skiing yesterday AM, with the thought it might take my mind of the pain; no go. The skiing was great, but today I woke up with it hurting enough to call the dentist. I am going in tomorrow to see her, so today is a rest day, which I sort of need, because it's been 8 days since I had a day where I did nothing. I might try and go to the gym tomorrow before the appointment, but it's sort of making my whole face hurt.
Jolt, I got that sports conditioning book you mentioned. It's very thorough! I hope you're feeling better.
Emily, believe me, the foam roller works wonders! My son had one he had left from PT when he was racing. Something made me say, "keep that" when we moved a couple of years ago. I am glad I did.

**rocknrollgirl** · 01-13-2009, 10:19 AM

Emily,
Proceed very carefully. I overdid it last year at this time and ended up with tendonitis from hell for months and months and months.....

Taking a week off now will not sink the ship. Pushing through may cause you a long injury. Nip it now......

Ice, ice, ice.....stretch, and ice some more. Foam roller good, stick good.

I would not try to do anything until the pain goes away. You will survive without a few days of cardio. Trust me.....

PM me if you need any more info

Ruth..

Reigning Queen of All Things Tendonitis.....

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