Sometimes the best things in life are hard to see.... Good things come to those who wait... Yeah yeah yeah....squinting and waiting... My apoligies for the dealy in posts the past few weeks...you would think the extra time I have had on my hands from not running would have resulted in numerous posts about motivation & school and nutrition..and blah blah blah.... The last few weeks...3 to date...have been absolutley horribly frustrating...a runner who just wants to run..is force to not run...or run with increased pain...all from ...running.. you guessed it..the knee injury (now im calling it the nagging -knee) is still in full effect..3 weeks after running down hill in yaktrax my knee still has many things it likes to do..however and sadly running is not one of them... In the last 3 weeks, I have accumulated ..maybe...and this might be a strecth but 20 miles of running & the elliptical is getting older by the day... I am 85 days away from Boston. I was supposed to run a 10k today.. Instead I did not run a step...and am trying to convince myself that its April that counts...Boston is way more important than a 10k in the foothills of the rocky mountains. I am trying to find the blessing in this curse... In the mean time, I have been able to do a great deal of 'self-education" on proper running mechanics, gait analysis, mobility and flexibilty as well as research on what has worked for others in my similar situation.. I have fallen in love with the work by Dr. Kelly Starrett (a PT and endurance athlete) read his book "Ready to Run" in less than 3 hours, ordered his 'voodoo' floss for mobility and used it daily (along with countless other mobility techniques he has detailed out in his books. I have worked more on the 'little' things like walking form and proper mechanics in daily life. But sadly, each day I can't go out and check off the box for the day on my training log, I grow ever more frustrated and into this unforgiving trench of a slump---but I am putting and end to this..NOW. Today I drove to a race, that I knew I couldnt run to pick up my race packet and the shirt..and was so excited about the park and terrain and race...but had to hold it all in ....[ i felt like a kid who was teased with an ice cream cone & a park from inside a car ---watching all of her friends play and laugh and have the best day] Although I am frustrated beyond belief and starting to worry if the 'sub-3" is still realistic..I am determined to do everything I can in this time of "recovery & reflection" to make that dream a reality... Plan for the week: 1. Compensate training with UE (upper extremity) biking [ aka arm bike- or a runners hell] 2. UE lifting circuits 3. daily core (in the morning before school-- so "i don't get to tired" and actually get it done 4. diet on point- fuel for recovery 5. Get that study on.....gotta use time when you have it right???
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January 2017
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