Are you still injured? Are you back at running? How are you feeling?
Those are all questions I get asked. And the answer, is that I don’t know!
I decided to give running a try this week, but slowly/short runs only. Meaning, 2 runs – a 1 mile and a 3 mile.
During each run, I felt a little tight, but nothing else.
After each run, I did stretching and felt a little tight, but nothing else.
Did I feel normal? No. Is the tightness actually tightness or is it the injury starting back up again?
I don’t know! So we’ll see how next week goes. In the meantime, here’s how this week looked:
Sunday: 30 minutes on the indoor bike, core work and 1.7 mi walk– GM woke up early, so I got in a bike ride with him. My parents were in town and we decided to go to the childrens museum, and when we decided that I hopped off the bike for a quick shower so we would get there as early as possible. It gets crowded during the day, and I’m glad we got there when we did – we were able to avoid the bigger crowds, who came after we’d already been there for an hour or so. Later in the day, I took a walk with my dad and it was good to get outside in the sunshine after the two days of snow we’d had. Some areas were a little icy, so we stuck to our neighborhood.
Monday: 55 minutes on the bike plus some arms and core work, before starting our day off. The kids all had school off and I was able to spend the day with them. B took off too, and we started our morning with some time at an indoor gym so the kids could all run around. My niece wanted to run, so I took her hand and ran some laps with her. I was surprised that my leg didn’t seem to hurt. The runs were short and slow to keep up with her, but even so, it encouraged me that maybe I could try an easy run again?
Tuesday: 1 hour on the bike with arms plus core work before work.
Wednesday: 1 hour on the bike, 2.4 mi walk, plus core work – I was working from home and able to also get in a walk at lunch time, which doesn’t always happen. It was muddy after the snow melting, but warm out – I wore a sweatshirt and vest and was hot!
Thursday: 48 min on the bike plus core work – I had been up late Wednesday night because I attended a Moms Night Out for my kids’ school, and I was TIRED Thursday morning. I snoozed for 35 minutes! I somehow still got on the bike and interestingly enough, my heartrate was much higher than usual. So even though it wasn’t as long as I wanted, it was technically a “harder” workout.
Friday: ~30 minute bike ride and 3.15 mile run, plus ~4.5 miles walking plus core work and stretching – I woke up to 40 degrees and fog, and decided to see how my leg would feel running. I planned to get in 2 miles, but when you’re outside I find it’s so much easier to go longer. After 1 mile, I decided to try for 1.5 and promised to myself that I would turn back and aim for 3. After the run, my leg felt alright. I got in my core work, hip/leg strengthening exercises, and then a short bike ride. I was able to get in two walks during the day, too,, bringing me to 4.5 miles. I got in many more steps than I had gotten in a while, so hopefully it won’t impede my recovery.
Saturday: 45 minutes on the bike and core work, then 3 mile walk later – GM woke up early again, so I got in a bike ride before everyone else in the house was awake. My legs were a little bit sore but it could be from the fact that I hadn’t run in 2 weeks. I’m going to try to run again for a little on Sunday and see how I do! I’m trying not to feel too optimistic.
The rest of the day was busy – we had lots of kid activities and errands — piano lessons, grocery shopping, Target run, ice skating lessons, a birthday party and a friend dinner/playdate. Luckily after I dropped FW at the birthday party, I had some time to myself and got in a 3 mile walk in between errands and our activities– it was nice to walk somewhere new!
Stay tuned for how Sunday goes …. will I run? Will it feel okay?
Questions for you:
- Are you seeing signs of spring near you? we had snow that melted in 50 degress, and then cold again. Typical February weather though!
- Are your weekends hectic or relaxing? We had a relaxing weekend a few weeks ago but this weekend is busy, thanks to kid activities.
I am linking up with Deborah and Kim for the Weekly Run Down.
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When I ride my indoor bike, I max out at 30-ish minutes — you do a lot, but LOL at the 48 minute ride.
I hope you are getting back to running—it seems like you are being smart about it and that caution should pay off!
Ooh, this sounds promising! I know, sometimes it’s hard to tell what’s “injury soreness” and just normal soreness from starting back again. But it seems hopeful- fingers crossed that your run goes well today!!!
Fingers crossed the running continues to feel good! You are logging some serious biking mileage 😉
I know that exact feeling. When I started slowly after spraining my ankle, I couldn’t tell if my ankle was just tight or still injured. I kept at it but was very nervous about if I was making it worse.
Hope you are not and you are healing.
I am glad that you are starting to feel better. Taking it slow is the way to go for sure. Have a great week ahead
Here’s hoping your run felt good today and that you are on your road to recovery!
Yes, we do have signs of spring! Our daffodils are blooming and I’ve been seeing more and more Robins in our yard.
I sure hope your run felt good today! There’s nothing better than getting back to running after time off for an injury.
It really does feel like spring is coming! i cannot believe all the birds singing in the trees. I’m not minding this warmer weather!
I’m crossing all my fingers that you’ll be ok and able to run again. At least an “I don’t know” is a step in the right direction, that it’s not all bad!
We had spring weather a week ago but then it went back to winter temperatures and I’m so annoyed! But that’s it, it’s only February and it could be worse.
Ugh. I hope you start seeing marked improvement soon. I know how frustrating it can be.
It’s been chilly, if not cold, in the mornings, but now temps are creeping up. I’m not here for it. Not one bit.