I finally got sick and tired of being sick and tired. My cold went away last week, only to come back full-force on Sunday to settle firmly in my sinuses, and even I was sick of hearing me hack, so I went to the doctor. I’m now on antibiotics (again) with a side of steroids. I woke up feeling far better than when I went to bed and I’ve hardly coughed all day. Add a bunch of caffeine on top of the prednisone and I’m quite wired right about now.
Unfortunately, working off the energy isn’t really an option because my on-and-off hamstring problem is officially on. It’s ON, baby.
Based on a little research, I’m pretty sure it’s hamstring tendonitis. And how does one treat hamstring tendonitis?
The goal of hamstring tendonitis treatment is to allow the joint to heal naturally. In most cases you can fully treat the condition without the need to see your doctor. Rest is the key. You need to allow 4-6 weeks rest before you put the knee under any pressure at all. This means no running or any other physical activities that may cause unneeded stress.
Four to six weeks?!?! I might as well start loading up those Week 1 podcasts now.
I spend the better portion of every evening on ice, but I mean, really, when stooping slightly to scoop out food for the dog makes it twinge and then remind me of its existence for the next hour? It doesn’t seem to be improving.
I actually wish I could be out there running. Which is odd, considering that I never feel that when I’m actually out there running.
But if I could be running, now that C25K is over, what would I be doing? Hell if I know.
I had it all laid out perfectly. C25K ended just prior to Labor Day and the US10K. A few rest days after that and I’d launch into Hal Higdon’s half marathon training plan for novices. That is a 12-week plan which would have ended just in time for a few days’ rest before the Charlotte Thunder Road Half Marathon. I even have all the training days laid out in Excel. Surely nothing is going to mess with an excel spreadsheet, right?
Uh-huh.
Despite my very linear progression through C25K, I’m completely off track now. And completely frustrated by it.
2 comments:
Sorry to hear about your hamstring. That half marathon plan looks hard! Do you have time to get a few more weeks of 30 minutes 3 times a week under your belt before starting it? Hang in there - hope you are back out running again soon
Penny :)
Thank you! The good news is that when I signed up for that HM I never really thought I'd be able to run the whole way. Then the closer I got to graduating C25K I thought I could. But if I can't it won't be devastating to me. (What can I say? I have low standards... lol) My only real goal is to do just what you said -- 3x30 on a consistent basis. I just hope it doesn't take long to build back up to that!
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