Caretaker/Overlook Hotel
Okee dokee......so put my first steps on something other than the hamster wheel today!!
Rode the bike the 3 miles down to the local high school and warmed up on the synthetic field. (nervously awaiting anything weird to happen within the knee)
After sufficient warm up & dynamic stretching, took a trot around the synthetic track.....(I figured better than asphalt to start, right?)
Then proceeded to turn out a 7:46 mile...... I figured 8:30 if I was lucky but I didn't want to look at the Garmin til I was done. But it was definitely not what I'm used to. Legs felt familiar but lungs did not. My hardest bike journey hasn't worked the lungs like that.
Took a short walk & went back for another half mile at about 8mm pace.
Then walked a set of bleachers.
Then ran a set of bleachers.
Hopped back on the bike & rode the 3 miles home. Stretched & now relaxing.
Hoping the knee was happy with today's workout & responds kindly.
Randy
redrum, you're a beast! I hope your knee cheers.
Hilary, I know you're right about running before I'm fully healed, so I'm not doing it today. It drives me crazy, though. That damn pace bunny. Those damn upcoming races.
Call me Ray (not Ishmael)
Redrum- congrats on the run!
Obirbyke- I totally understand. I'm not running though till I'm fully healed. I'm basically curled up in a fetal position right now because I worked all day and my body is killing me. Its bad. I can't wait to start PT. I tried the stretches and they don't really help. I'm probably doing them wrong. Gotta love my husband. He tries to be so cheerful and upbeat for me. He knows how miserable I am. He has been taking care of most of the house chores and has been really babying me. He still has hope that I will be able to run/walk Boston. Now I just don't care. I want to be pain free before doing anything. Frustrated and trying to be positive but its hard.
Running is my mental-Ctrl-Alt-Del.
Will run for scenery.
Redrum- congrats on the run! Obirbyke- I totally understand. I'm not running though till I'm fully healed. I'm basically curled up in a fetal position right now because I worked all day and my body is killing me. Its bad. I can't wait to start PT. I tried the stretches and they don't really help. I'm probably doing them wrong. Gotta love my husband. He tries to be so cheerful and upbeat for me. He knows how miserable I am. He has been taking care of most of the house chores and has been really babying me. He still has hope that I will be able to run/walk Boston. Now I just don't care. I want to be pain free before doing anything. Frustrated and trying to be positive but its hard.
The most important thing is to not get hurt. But if you are able to walk regularly, one thing you can do is prepare yourself phyically and mentally for walking most (or all) of the event.
Just about all runners have a negative feeling about walking : it means defeat, lack of ability, lack of will. But in reality it is fantastic exercise and very safe (How many people have you heard complain about walking injuries ?)
Before I could run, I walked a whole lot. 10 and 12 milers at 15:00 min/mi. Not blazing fast, but I did pass up runners.
Even though it's not running, the same rules apply : start slow, build gradually, and fight the TMTS urge. There are some very specific adaptations your body needs for walking fast : hello shins!
But mainly, for a runner, the challenge is getting used to the idea. None of your friends will judge you. None of the fans will judge you. No perfect strangers will judge you. But most likely, YOU will judge you - don't do that!
Anyway, I don't know if walking Boston fits in with your medical situation, but I know that just being there means the world to you. If walking is your ticket, I say go for it and have a wondeful time.
Stupid feet!
Stupid elbow!
A couple of other suggestions which I used to do for various reasons.....(one was when I was down for a month with a hip flexor injury).......WALKING BACKWARDS!!! I used to do it on the treadmill, but then I also would do it in the local park. It was supposed to help. I have no idea if it did or not but it gave me something to do.
And (I don't think you answered this one before) how is your sleep, specifically your bed?? Again, I know my bed has made me more miserable than I was even when I thought I couldn't GET any more miserable. *IF* you're not sleeping well, try the couch. Try an inflatable. Try whatever. Sleep is HUGELY important for TONS of things but a couple biggies are......
#1.) your mental state
#2.) HEALING!!
Just more food for thought!
Jjs2-Thank you. I will see how I feel a few weeks into the event.
Redrum- I agree that sleep is huge for me too. Luckily, my bed is comfortable. I think I may need to take time off from work to let this thing heal. I called in sick today. My job is very physical and I just feel that if I'm limping around for twelve hours, that can't be a good thing for healing. My boss and coworkers may be upset, but I only have one body and it needs to heal.
Last Friday, I taped up my knee and went for a short run about 1 mile. The taping seemed to help until Saturday. Spent the day at the PA Farm Show - lots of walking and steps so I wore a chopat strap. Knee was itching from the strap through my jeans all day. By time we got home at 8 PM, I had full blown dermatitis around my knee. From what? IDK - Maybe some weird bug bit me at the farm show. We were walking among pigs, goats, cows, chickens, etc. So the itching was brutal and I couldn't imagine taping or using brace, plus weather was awful this week between the polar vortex and torrential rains - no run. Today the sky was dry and the temp above 30 and rash is mostly healed, so I taped my knee and actually RAN 2.55 miles. It is starting to itch again, but I promised my DS that I would go to the Y with him. I am hoping it is not a reaction to the tape!!! Nothing is ever easy. I actually ran on the road/sidewalk instead of the track and it was wonderful. I had come to resent the route I took today because it had become so familiar and boring. Toady it was like, "Hello, Old Friend, so glad to see you!"
Marie
Skirt Runner
Seems like a lot of good news on here! Good to see some nice runs happening!
I've been riding the bike at the gym this week and it has been going well. Swimming too. I have walked part of the day without the boot everyday and that has gone well too. Joined my boyfriend this morning on a walk with the dog......probably about a mile, but we stopped a few times. He said I was heavily favoring my right foot and walking like I was "still in the boot" as in not really flexing at the ankle at all, and hiking my hip a bit. The foot doesn't hurt I just think I don't totally trust it yet. Also, I think my muscles need to relearn how to walk normally. Boot is officially done with.....good riddance to that thing! It has not been a fun 5 weeks with it!!!!!!!
PRs: 5K- 28:16 (5/5/13) 10K- 1:00:13 (10/27/13) 4M- 41:43 (9/7/13) 15K- 1:34:25 (8/17/13) 10M- 1:56:30 (4/6/14) HM- 2:20:16 (4/13/14) Full- 5:55:33 (11/1/15)
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Hip Redux
Marie - sounds like a contact reaction to something - can you try a wrap under the tape/brace or would that be too bulky?
Kristin - did they give you any stretching exercises for getting mobility back in that foot? Or do you think it's mental and not physical? I know when I've rehabbed dogs with broken legs, they have us stretch and massage the toes to get mobility back into the foot - otherwise, they will continue to limp after the break is healed. That's my only experience with something similar lol
As for me, I made it a full month without a near fainting episode while running. The last time that happened was August. I'm hoping that the thyroid levels are now getting to where they need to be and I'm on my way to leaving this behind me!
Oski I'm pretty sure it is part physical and part mental. Physically my muscles really are a bit weak and tight. Th they didn't give me exercises but I have a few friends who are PTs so they hooked me up and I will start them tonight. Mentally I think my bf is right that even though my foot doesn't hurt I don't trust it yet.
I feel like I'm dying and that is no joke. Spent yesterday curled up in a ball and today the same. I need further work-up for this. I've never had anything in my life cause this much pain and I've given birth. I have a call out to the physiatrist. Contemplated going to the hospital for pain meds and to have X-rays or something. I feel like something is being missed whether it be a fracture of some sort or another disc herniation. You know its bad when I've been crying for days and that is not a lie. Running is the last thing on my mind. I just want to be able to do daily tasks like take a shower without pain.
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Holy cow, yes you definitely need something, I'd be on the phone with a specialist or in urgent care/ER. Hugs to you, that really sucks. Hope you get it sorted out soon :c
Oh no Hilary I'm so sorry to hear!!! Feel better!
+100! It breaks my heart to read your post, (((Hilary))). Please go see a doctor immediately. Running is secondary. Your well-being comes first. I'll be thinking about you.
PRs: Boston Marathon, 3:27, April 15th 2013
Cornwall Half-Marathon, 1:35, April 27th 2013
18 marathons, 18 BQs since 2010
Singer who runs a smidge
Nevr, in your position I would probably go to the ER. There's no point in being in that much pain on a constant basis. Get some help!
AFM, I did squats and clamshells last week, and I had quartet coaching on Saturday, which is usually hard on my knee. But it was much less painful than I was expecting, so that's ALL good. I'm going to throw in some walking at work and see how my knee reacts. But I've somehow managed to injure my left bicep ... feels sort of like someone has buried a knife in my arm.
When it's all said and done, no one remembers how far we have run. The only thing that matters is how we have loved.