Having trouble staying sidelined. Any suggestions? (Read 457 times)

My two cents - and you can see I'm a beginner so there will probably be much better advice from others - think about how if you let it completely heal, you won't in the long run lose any more time running. I hurt my calf muscle in February and after a week I felt that it was almost okay to run. My husband, who has a much more extensive history of running, biking and other sports, said wait, make sure it is 100%. From his experience, trying to get back out on a half healed injury means more injury and longer lay-up time in the long run. That was enough to keep me in the house for a week . Every time I though about going out I said the mantra over and over "Let it Heal." I did walk a lot to try and keep busy, as that didn't hurt (but then I got scared to run worring about reinjury, but that's another problem ) I'm back out and no problem so far. I'd say wait till Wednesday or Thursday to rule in or out the 8th.