My left leg has decided to stop being a team player. A couple miles into my long run on Sunday I started getting this weird pain in the back of my knee. It was kind of a snapping sensation as if a tendon/muscle/something was being stretched like a rubber band and then being snapped against the back of my leg. I tried slowing down and focusing on my form, but the pain persisted so I ended up just walking back to my car. A little frustrating to miss a long run, but probably the right decision in the long run.
I've actually experienced this pain before and it was caused tight hamstrings. I am going to back on my mileage a bit and focus on stretching and foam rolling. I think I caught it early enough that it won't be an issue. I was about due for a cutback week anyway, so I'm not too bothered about missing a few miles.
Monday: rest
Tuesday: 5.16 tempo
Wednesday: 3.4
Thursday: rest
Friday: 6.12
Saturday: 4.36
Sunday: 3.34
Total Miles: 22.38
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| Post run cookie! |
I am so glad that the holidays are over. I have been eating a lot of sweets lately and not actually running enough to justify eating quite that many cookies. Also, you'll notice that this week I skipped my strength training session. Insert excuse here. I definitely am ready for the huge heaping of motivation that the new year will bring. Hopefully that will get my strength training back on track, and maybe, just maybe, make it an actual habit.
Apart from cutting my long run short, I felt like this was a pretty great week of training. The tempo run on Tuesday felt amazing. Hard work, but very manageable. The 6 miles on Friday were faster than anticipated and I felt great for the entire run. If it wasn't for the temperature dropping after sunset, I probably would have stayed out for another mile or so. But I was wearing shorts and I could really feel the temperature change.
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| Shorts and a hat. Totally normal, right? |
Sadly I think that was my last opportunity to wear shorts until I am running around Florida in February. The 10 day forecast is showing highs in the 20s and 30s. No snow though, so no complaints from me!
Oh no, hope you are not injured again! Glad to hear you (hopefully) caught it in time!
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean about the holidays. We were in Pittsburgh last week visiting my BF's family and I only got 9 miles in the whole week, including skipping my long run altogether. I could have run more if I wanted to but that was an exhausting week and I was just too tired all the time. Hopefully all that extra rest just means I will have more energy for tomorrow's 10K!
Definitely think I caught it in time. I was able to put in three short and easy runs this week without any issues.
DeleteGood decision (IMHO) , but always so hard to make.
ReplyDeleteAnd don't you wish we could just fire body parts when they refused to be team players?
Haha, yes!
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