Sidelined
I am officially sidelined from running for at least the next week. In fact, other than a little 2 mile test run I haven't run since the 9th. Somehow during that week I managed to pull/strain a muscle in my inner upper leg/groin area. I don't know if it was from running, weight lifting or coughing, or perhaps a combination of all three. I seem to recall while doing some lower body weights that I felt something that didn't feel quite right. I think that combined with an 8 mile hilly run exasperated the situation. I was fine during my 8 mile run, but right after it hurt. It hurt to walk, it hurt to sit. It hurt. Currently it doesn't hurt so much as I'm aware of it. If I overdo it (by walking to much or running 2 miles) it gets kind of bothered.I took a week off from running and tested the waters with a slow 2 mile run on Monday. I could still feel it after the run so I went to the doctor yesterday. She told me to take 3-4 ibuprofen 3 times a day for a week (or possibly two, depending) and not to run during that time. I think I was pretty annoying because I was trying to figure out what I could do exactly so I don't just sit around like a lump on the couch doing nothing. I was all "so, what about heat and stretching?" and she was like "yes, heat would be good, stretching, no", "so that means bikram is out then?" I think she wanted to shake some sense into me at that point! I know I have to give myself some time to heal, but at the same time going from being super active to practically inactive is hard to get my head around. Basically, I can't do yoga, or run, or anything that would make the strain worse (elliptical, dance, step, etc). We determined that I could probably get away with some cycling and that's about it. I know that I have to give it time to heal and the ibuprofen should help with any inflammation. So instead of push it and run to the gym and hop on a bike for an hour, I've decided to take a break and maybe fit in some upper body, abs and pilates (though nothing that works the legs) in the meantime. Also, while I'm not spending hours running or at the gym I suppose I could be cleaning and sorting and baking cookies. Because I mean, if I can't work out I may as well eat a ton of freshly baked cookies, right?
It's hard not being able to run, especially since I'm in the midst of training for the Whidbey Island Half Marathon that's taking place April 13th. I do think however, that I should be okay by then. If I take it slow and allow myself some time to heal, I should probably be able to step up the training and do okay with 6 weeks to prepare. Granted I won't be running a great half, I'm not even thinking at this point that I'm going to run the whole thing. I might run a mile, then walk some, and just walk/run the whole thing. It's my first half anyway, so of course it's not going to be spectacular. It'll give me a time to beat on my next half though!
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