Monday, November 18, 2013

INJURED (3 weeks to go.)



Yes, I’m injured.  And I can’t hide it. 
It’s a Posterior Tibial Tendonitis and it’s at a lighter side of it.  But, I’m off running for a bit and not gonna get a 23 miler in before CIM.  This sucks. 
Here’s what happened:
Monday, November 11.  6M on Treadmill followed by Spin class at night.  Worked a bit on my legs.
Tuesday, November 12.  Last Faster Finish class for 2013.  Can you believe it’s been a year already?  It was caterpillar run, which I’ve re-christened it Human Centipede Run for added flavor.
Wednesday, November 13.  5M.  Went clock-wise and it felt good.  I zoomed to MP on the last 3Ms and finally felt like I was “back”.  Nagging plantar issue seemed to have resolved and felt really good.
Thursday November 14.  Finally, a properly sanctioned Marathon Pace run.  Mile 3 to 6 was at MP.  I hit them and felt good and strong.  Nothing hurt.  Just a bit cold. 
Friday was off. 
Saturday November 16.  18M.  Here’s when thing started to get funky. 
First of all, it was in the 50s by the time I hit the park.  And, I was not sure what water fountains were open which resulted in my not hydrating as much.  I had stitches, which did go away once I managed to find an open fountain and guzzle some water.  Second, the asphalt was also a bit wet from the rain earlier in the morning.  This made my already tired legs take up weird form and I could tell I was running funny as my shoes squeaked and slipped.  By the time I got to mile 15, my ankle was throbbing.  I didn’t know what was happening, but I just knew that it was not good.  I broke something.  I hobbled for the last 3 miles and crawled back home. 
Sunday November 17.  I was feeling better, but discovered that “pain when running, no pain when not running’ may be a classic symptom of a stress fracture…According to this article.  And it references Dathan Ritzenhein, one of my favorite elite runners!  (Sorry Robbie, I do cheat.)  I discovered this at 4AM in the morning and continued to obsess until 1PM, when I had a deep tissue massage.  Coach Isang poked around a few parts and told me that nothing was broken.  At that moment, I just wanted to go to bed…LOL

Today (Monday November 18) would be second day in a row that I haven’t ran.  I have not done this in over 3 years.  I do take a day off but never two in a row.  This scares the crap out of me.

I went to go see a Podiatrist (I made an appointment at 5AM Sunday after freaking out about the stress fracture) and was promptly told that I have a Posterior Tibial Tendonitis.  Some PT, some rolling, some icing.  We shall see if this will clear up before CIM and we shall see how much fitness loss is involved. 
The good news is, the topical cream the doctor put on is so strong and stinky that I have no appetite what-so-ever.  At least I won’t be getting fat.  Ha.

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