The body really is an amazing thing. This time last week I was still uncertain as to whether or not I'd be able to do anything other than swim. Even early this week I wasn't sure how things were going to go. I saw my chiro / ART guy on Tuesday morning and did ART on my left IT band and my glut med as well as my hamstring and adductor magnus. That seemed to help and I felt a lot better. I managed a 40 minute ride on Wednesday morning, totally pain free. Thursday was the day I was waiting for though. That was the day I was scheduled to go back to see Lauren. I was hoping I'd get the ok to start running again. Thursday morning I felt so good that I actually went outside and rode. I saw Lauren that morning and she did a bunch of tests and did some work on my left hip flexor as it was tight and then she gave me the green light to ease back into running. So that night I laced up my shoes and hit the trails. It was awful. Absolutely awful. The nerve pain I had been feeling was still there. I had somewhat limited range of motion as well which of course compromised my gait. I ran / walked 4.2km and even though I was smiling for the first bit of the run, by the time I got home, I was in tears. I was ready to throw in the towel. As soon as I got in I called my Chiro's office and managed to get his last opening for the next day. I emailed him that night to give him an update and suggested that perhaps it might be time to do some acupuncture.
I swam on Friday morning and that seemed to loosen up my legs but I still didn't feel great. I went in to see Peter and he brought out the big guns. He did some more ART but moved my leg differently than previous times. He then did some acupuncture, which was quite uncomfortable. You know things are tight when just the needles going in hurt, never mind when the stim is added. Holy moly. My hip and hamstring were throbbing and I was so achey afterwards. I think that, combined with everything from this past week took a toll on me because I was in bed asleep before 9:00 pm on Friday night. I slept almost straight through until 7:00 am Yup. I was spent. But I clearly needed it. I got up Saturday morning feeling like a new woman. The tightness in my hip was GONE and my hamstring and adductor felt a lot better.
Saturday I had opted to join the folks at Watts Up for an inside ride. I couldn't face sitting upstairs on the computrainer in the bedroom, watching a TV that I couldn't really hear. No thank you. Instead I hung out with some friends I haven't seen in a while, had a few laughs and worked up a really good sweat. A pain free sweat I might add. I set myself a goal of 2 hours. I told myself if I had any pain or discomfort (other than muscle fatigue) I would get off the bike. Amazingly I made it through the ride. I actually felt really good. I was pretty sure my legs would feel it later in the day. But I left feeling much better about my chances of getting to the start line in 6 weeks. I'm not sure I'll be able to run, but we'll see. The main goal is to be able to ride my bike. If I can't ride, I can't race so I'm crossing my fingers that I'm on the up and up in that regards.
This weekend was a busy one. We had orders from our contractor to pick our bathroom tiles, paint and toilet for the bathroom as well as a lighting fixture. So there was a LOT of car time. But, we've picked out and purchased everything now. I don't think we'll need to make another trip or another decision. I hope, ha ha. I can't wait to see how it all comes together. I love everything we've chosen.
We were told this would take 6 weeks but I think it's going to be done sooner than that. Which is great because I can't take the mess in the house, ha ha. I'm dying to get things back into the basement.
Looking back on this week, I can't be upset with the way things went, other than my run on Thursday. I am getting a little impatient but I really did a number on myself so it's going to take a while for me to get back to 100%. I know I don't really have a lot of time but I can't worry about that. My coach isn't worried. She says that all I really need is 3-4 weeks of really focused hard work and I'll be totally fine. Which is great, because I only have 6 weeks left, 2 of which will be taper weeks. So, here's hoping I can make good use of the 4 weeks I have left.
Once again I'm linking up with Holly at HoHoRuns and Tricia at Mississippi Piddlin for their weekly wrap.
Monday: OFF
Tuesday: OFF - Chiro appointment and VERY long day at work
Wednesday: 40 minute ride followed by a 2500m swim
Thursday: 25km ride outside in the early a.m.. I was so excited, I wore my inappropriate socks - they summed up how I was feeling. Pardon the language, and the drywall dust that is all over my floor!
P.M. I tried to go for a run. Like I said, it sucked. But I was happy to be out so of course I was smiling.
Friday: 2400m swim
Saturday: 2 hour indoor ride on the Mont Tremblant Course, followed by ALL THE SHOPPING.
Sunday: 3100m swim, followed by another test run. Lauren told me to run / walk so I did a 5 minute warm up walk and then ran 5 minutes, walked 1 minute x 3. I covered just over 4km. I am happy to report that my range of motion was much better. There is still some stubborn tightness hanging around my hamstring insertion point but I think with a few more acupuncture treatments, I hope I'm good to go!
Total time: 7h 30 minutes. Not too shabby!
I'm looking forward to a 4 day work week this week - it's going to be busy but it will make it go by that much faster. Maybe I'll even finish one of my many drafted blog posts! Ha.
Hope everyone had a wonderful week! Don't forget to check out the Weekly Wrap Link Up!
This weekend was a busy one. We had orders from our contractor to pick our bathroom tiles, paint and toilet for the bathroom as well as a lighting fixture. So there was a LOT of car time. But, we've picked out and purchased everything now. I don't think we'll need to make another trip or another decision. I hope, ha ha. I can't wait to see how it all comes together. I love everything we've chosen.
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| Progress! The walls are up! |
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| Our flooring kinda looks like driftwood! Big rectangular white tiles for the shower & a dark grey floor. |
We were told this would take 6 weeks but I think it's going to be done sooner than that. Which is great because I can't take the mess in the house, ha ha. I'm dying to get things back into the basement.
Looking back on this week, I can't be upset with the way things went, other than my run on Thursday. I am getting a little impatient but I really did a number on myself so it's going to take a while for me to get back to 100%. I know I don't really have a lot of time but I can't worry about that. My coach isn't worried. She says that all I really need is 3-4 weeks of really focused hard work and I'll be totally fine. Which is great, because I only have 6 weeks left, 2 of which will be taper weeks. So, here's hoping I can make good use of the 4 weeks I have left.
Once again I'm linking up with Holly at HoHoRuns and Tricia at Mississippi Piddlin for their weekly wrap.
Monday: OFF
Tuesday: OFF - Chiro appointment and VERY long day at work
Wednesday: 40 minute ride followed by a 2500m swim
Thursday: 25km ride outside in the early a.m.. I was so excited, I wore my inappropriate socks - they summed up how I was feeling. Pardon the language, and the drywall dust that is all over my floor!
P.M. I tried to go for a run. Like I said, it sucked. But I was happy to be out so of course I was smiling.
Friday: 2400m swim
Saturday: 2 hour indoor ride on the Mont Tremblant Course, followed by ALL THE SHOPPING.
Sunday: 3100m swim, followed by another test run. Lauren told me to run / walk so I did a 5 minute warm up walk and then ran 5 minutes, walked 1 minute x 3. I covered just over 4km. I am happy to report that my range of motion was much better. There is still some stubborn tightness hanging around my hamstring insertion point but I think with a few more acupuncture treatments, I hope I'm good to go!
Total time: 7h 30 minutes. Not too shabby!
I'm looking forward to a 4 day work week this week - it's going to be busy but it will make it go by that much faster. Maybe I'll even finish one of my many drafted blog posts! Ha.
Hope everyone had a wonderful week! Don't forget to check out the Weekly Wrap Link Up!
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