During last Saturday's
practice, I was having a pain in my right calf, like a tightness. I just
assumed it was because I didn't stretch as well as I should have. Once we
finished, I made sure to stretched it out well and the pain was gone.
I made sure to rest on Sunday
to prepare myself for the midweek runs during the week. Thinking proactively.
Monday I went out for my usual run. I was doing OK and implementing the 1:1
pace ratio but about 5 minutes into the run I had to stop. The pain in my calf
was so bad that I had to stop and stretch it out. I walked it off and it was
fine so I started to run again. Nope! I was done. It hurt way too much that I
stopped all together. By this point walking was also hurting. I got scared.
"Would I be able to continue training? What kind of injury is this? How
will I possibly finish the 13.1 miles if I cant finish a 30min run? Why are my
feet so stupid?"
I mildly freaked out, but Jay
would tell you that I totally flipped out and shut the world out, so maybe I
did....
I was quickly heading towards
The Dark Side. Fear leading to anger. Anger leading to hate.. Keep up people!
I had genuine fear that this injury would take me out of the game
completely. I had trouble sleeping that night and was hoping and wishing the pain
would be gone when I woke up - it wasn't...
I emailed my Coach and
explained what happened, what I felt, and what he suggested I do. I was going
to see him at x-training that day so he suggested I get there early so we could
discuss the severity of it and discuss other alternatives. He said I definitely
had shin splints and suggested a few exercises to do to strengthen my
muscles in my legs and work out the kinks. Coaches suggested I lay off running
and strenuous leg work but that it was OK to still do a little cross
training but I should stop if bad pain occurs. They also suggested I get new
shoes or at least get fitted for insoles to put in my shoes. I may not have
enough support with the current shoes I have. He also gave me the address of a local Clinic
that does free sports injury assessment and
treatment. Definitely going to that next Sunday.
So my
homework for these splints:
Rest
No
strenuous workouts
Buy
new Kicks
Ice
Stretch
Visit
the Dr
Ahhh.. We'll see how this goes.
I promise to try and stay calm...
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