This week it finally happened.
I had the run that made me realize I am getting over my injury. I am nearly injury free. On Friday I was running and I realized…I’m having no aches, no pains and no notice of my point of fracture. I am just running and enjoying the sights.
I posted a more “in depth” Q&A to a bit more of my training.
| Monday: | 4.3 miles and Deep Tissue Massage |
| Tuesday: | 5 miles with Tim |
| Wednesday: | Mid week long run 7.13 |
| Thursday: | Off |
| Friday: | 5 miles |
| Saturday: | 5 miles |
| Sunday: | To do: 85 minutes long run |
My deep tissue massage on Monday was much needed. I feel like she loosened up my muscles from the last few weeks of running. I knew when scheduling my appointment, that it would be more painful than usual. After my massage Monday, I went home and layed on the couch. It was glorious.
The rest of the week were my usual easier runs. My schedule has started to become easy shorter runs with a midweek long run and a Sunday longest run. It seems to be working out well.
As I was saying, the best run for me came on Friday. It was the first run that I felt completely injury free. The run that made me forget that I was battling any injuries. The run that makes me confident to pick out a Spring goal race. After this run I can truly say I’m just running…not getting over an injury.
In every injury I have had, I have a run (like Friday) that makes me forget I was ever injured. It’s a nice reminder that I waited the appropriate amount of time to heal and now I’m being rewarded. It isn’t as if I’m going to suddenly run a 70 mile week next week but it gives me a lot more confidence.
Like I said last week, I have been wanting to continue cross training. Friday seemed to work the best since I had the day off. I headed to the gym and did 45 minutes of AMT. I’m still trying to figure out how I want to integrate cross training into my weekly routine without going overboard and with still continuing to up my miles. If I can only choose up my miles (smartly) or cross training one week…then that choice will be made.
Next Week:
I’m actually headed down to VA next weekend for some wedding related things. (finally, right?) I am hoping to run around 40 miles with a cross training day. I will be keeping to a pretty similar plan (since my goal is consistency). Obviously if there is a hiccup, I’m not going to be concerned about it. As I said, my goal is to keep it consistent.
On another note, since I’m beginning a new chapter in my running book…I decided to update my running story. I hadn’t since before my marathon (over a year ago).
Questions for you:
What was your best workout?
Which day of the week do you run the longest?