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

[kelownagirl]

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

[Tri Girl]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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

[Aggie_Ama]

Went for a 2.4 mile run last night. I haven't ran since November when I came down with bronchitis, it felt refreshing. It is weird that I have lost weight but feel so out of shape. I was targeting a run I thought was in April but they moved it to March and I just realized DH has a mountain bike race. That stinks.

It is very deserted at the running path right now, kind of nice and kind of creepy. I made it at dusk last night but it was dark at the end of my run. The fire station keeps their doors closed since it is chilly and the kids are no longer playing football and baseball. Maybe I can get DH along when his cracked rib heals.