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I partied all night, nearly missed the train, ran a 10 mile race, nearly missed the train, got drunk on the train, was informed that I have a crooked nose, watched a Norrie in action with a couple of German swingers and made a man friend… Not bad for a day's work. I wonder what this year will bring??!! :rolleyes::D
Let's hope it's more exciting!:D
She wisely counts herself very fortunate that she didn't miss that train
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Tuesday 17th January
AM 5.13 @ 9:45
PM 5.35 @ 8:49
Wednesday 18th January
AM 8 @ 9:15
Thursday 19th January
AM 1.2 @ 9:41
AM 0.65 @ 9:12
As you can see - today was an almighty fail, which I will explain in due course. I was not looking forward to Tuesday evening's run as mentioned on here before I did it. The pain in my upper right abdomen had been at me since a walk at lunchtime. However, the run home ended up being ok. I was listening to music (which I rarely do these days) and my pace was a little quicker than planned. It was a good rhythm though and I had my core fairly tensed (almost as if I was expecting someone to wind me!) which kept the pain at bay. However, for the evening and during the night, the area was aching - it didn’t keep me awake but anytime I did wake, I could feel it. Got up to run to work yesterday morning and could feel it as soon as I walked down the path while I was waiting for my Garmin. Headed off and had to stop after half a mile or so and again after another mile to take a few deep breaths. The pace up to that point had been recovery of about 10:10. When I started off again, I upped it a bit while tensing my core and clenching my teeth. Once the muscles warmed up and I got into the quicker rhythm again, it eased off. I decided that seeing as I had the time I'd stick with it as I expected that the pain wouldn’t be gone by today - stupid I know. It was alright when I was finished running but then again at lunchtime and after work, it was sore walking. Then this morning I (really) stupidly tried to brave it again. Got 1.2 miles down the road and decided enough was enough and hopped on the bus (I had brought emergency money solely in expecation of this). Then when I got off the bus I decided I might as well run up as far as the office, as it was more painful to walk/run slowly.
Belcarra, if it was my appendix, I'd say I'd know all about it by now, so I doubt it's that. As Digger said, the only thing I did differently in the last 12 months was a heap of crunches the night before the first one got me. That was about 2 weeks ago - it happened during a run the following day, lingered for a couple of days, went away and then came back with a vengeance last Saturday (though it was pretty mild on the Sunday). I don't know… most likely it's a muscle strain that I've just exacerbated, which is now possibly a little inflamed. It's even a little bruised where I was digging my fingers into it this morning. Whoops
I'm a bit devastated about the thoughts of missing a long run at the weekend. That cannot happen. It just can't.
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I'm a bit devastated about the thoughts of missing a long run at the weekend. That cannot happen. It just can't.:(
One weekend off is not going to make a difference (although digger might pass you on the 1000 mile challenge
) but running through pain for another week is just going to **** you up. Take a break. 0 -
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Ignoring this will only compound it and prolong your situation. Definitely consult a professional and follow their wise advice so you can get back in full swing sooner than later. Missing your run this weekend won't hurt you, but putting this off could. 0
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I'm with the others on this. One missed Lsr isn't the end of the world. You are doing some share of mileage and you need to get this problem sorted so you can get back to business.
Look after yourself. I love how we all give each other sensible advice, but never follow it when we have injuries or niggles ourselves!
She said she's not eating chocolate whilst she can't run...It's gas, she's sitting here beside me with a box of Roses on the table in front of her... I wonder how long she'll hold off before diving in
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Sorry to read about your injury, you must be freaked out Hopefully a short rest and a bit of physio will see you back on track. A bit of a rest this week will do you no harm at all with all the super milage you have been doing. Bet you'll be back in flying form in no time. Keep the chin up 0
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So for once in my short life, I took the advice that I knew I would have doled out to a fellow runner boasting the complaints that I had last week. Thursday’s disastrous run left me more than a little bit peeved. I knew I needed to rest but secretly considered running again on Friday ‘just to see’. However, common sense ultimately prevailed and I decided to take Friday off, and make an appointment with the PT. Saw the man on Saturday morning when I should have been 6 miles into my planned 20 mile run. That was mildly upsetting. So he poked and prodded in between, and under, my ribs to try and release the knots and tension that had built up in the muscles around my diaphragm. This is the cause of the pain and not a cracked rib which I had been a little worried about. Then he put me through some more pain by sticking his fingers in between the ribs on my back to release knots that had formed in my thoracic something or other – a secondary problem as a result of compensating and tensing my back to ease the stitch-y pain. And then to top off 70 minutes of prodding, he cracked each and every one of the ribs in my back – left and right – which apparently released a build-up of carbon dioxide. Pleasant it was not. However, it was worth it to hear that I only had to rest for the remainder of Saturday, and got the go ahead to run on Sunday. He asked what my plan had been; when he heard 20, he said I could try 10-12 on Sunday. Have to go back again on Thursday for more of the same and that should leave me good for the time-being. The general prognosis is tight upper ab muscles and something to do with the diapragham so have a couple of stretches and just have to warm up with some proper breathing techniques etc. Also got a few tips on coping with it if it arises while running (which I’ve successfully put into practice).
Friday 20th January
Rest
Saturday 21st January
PT / Rest
Sunday 22nd January
13.15 @ 7:55
So…apparently this resting malark can be very beneficial. I was absolutely dying to get out for a run by yesterday evening. I had three and a half disciplined days off under my belt – disciplined ‘resting-wise’ anyway. I did go for a few drinks after work on Friday as Saturday’s early LSR was off the cards. And then I drowned my sorrows in a full bottle of red and a tonne of chocolate on Saturday night. However, it appears that chocolate and wine may actually be my secret weapons… The culmination of all of this was probably the best run I’ve ever had (except maybe DCM). Did a 13 mile loop from Terenure, up to Churchtown, down under Luas bridge, up Taney Hill, back down to Dundrum SC, up to Ballinteer, along by Marlay to the top of the Grange Road, down Talyor’s lane and back to Terenure via Knocklyon – so a nice undulating (an intelligent person might say) run.. I pressed start on the Garmin and then switched it to the normal time screen. I didn’t want to be checking pace the whole time and just wanted to enjoy a run by feel to ease back in. I knew I was tipping away a little faster than I would have planned but it felt great. Didn’t realise the extent of what I was doing until the stitch hit at 7.78 miles. I was at traffic lights and got a bit of a fright and a bit annoyed. Took a few deep breaths and looked at the watch which was showing an average pace of 8:06 – that gave me a ‘whoops’ feeling so I decided to pull it back and fix me stitch! Shortened my stride and got into a good footfall/breathing rhythm. The pain was gone within 50 metres. However, the shortened stride actually made me go faster which I didn’t realise until I checked the pace at 10 miles and saw that I had just run an unofficial 10 mile PB by about 9 minutes… and it felt like the easiest thing in the world. I was totally grand. At that point I got half marathon distance into my head and decided I wanted to stretch my run to that and see what I could do. Got home in 1:44.xx – an unofficial HM PB by about 14 minutes!! And I felt great. Could have kept going for miles (well maybe not at that pace but definitely at a decent pace). Legs felt heavy (in a really good way!) as I recovered on the couch with a belly full of roast chicken and potatoes and a glass of wine – thanks Chef Handy week now before the Raheny 5 – first race since DCM…yikes. I’m nervous but looking forward to it. :eek::D 0 -
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