"Run Grateful Because Every Mile Is A Gift!" - unknown
So things have not gone according to plan since my Delirium 24hr race. I hurt my knee doing a track workout and had hoped to recover in time for the South Carolina Track 24. Unfortunately, I was not able to participate in that race because my knee was still bothering me. I then took a full 2 weeks off to give my knee a rest hoping to recover in time for Fort Clinch 100, which is in late April. Sadly, last Saturday after a short run it started to hurt again. At this point I am really frustrated because all I want to do is get back to doing what I love to do. So now what?
Seeing as my big race for the year is Grindstone 100, I want to make sure I am fully recovered so I can have a stellar performance at what will be the toughest race I have done to date. I am currently wearing a knee brace to stabilize my knee, and I am staying off of it as much as possible. I am not sure how long I will be out of commission but it will be at least another 2-3 weeks... possibly more.
I am trying to stay positive but it is proving to be difficult especially since the weather is getting better, and all I want to do is go running. I used to struggle some days just getting out to run, whether it be because of the weather or just a lack of motivation. I now realize how much I took my health for granted. I can assure you that whenever I am able to start running again I will be grateful every time I lace up my shoes. It doesn't matter if I am running along a busy highway, on the beach or some beautiful trail in the woods. It doesn't matter if I am running 1 mile or 100 miles because I am quickly finding out how hard it truly is to not be able to run.
I believe this injury has allowed me a lot of time to really think and put things in perspective. I miss running with all the wonderful people I've become friends with here in Charleston. I hope to be back running with you all soon! Run one extra mile for me!
Friday, March 28, 2014
Sunday, March 16, 2014
An Unexpected Change of Plans
“You must listen to your body. Run through annoyance but not through pain.” -Dr. George Sheehan
Yesterday was a very rough day for me. I was anticipating running the SC 24 hr track race in hopes of logging 150 miles and having a shot at qualifying for the U.S. Men's team; unfortunately, I was not able to race due to a knee injury. Of course, I had it all planned out and I knew I'd be able to build off of the 120 miles I ran at Delirium.
About 3 weeks ago I completed a great track workout that consisted of 2 mile, 1 mile, 800 and then 2x400 with each distance at a faster pace. It was the first true track workout I had done in a few weeks, and I was extremely happy with it. My body felt great and responded well considering it was just over a week after Delirium. About 4-5 hrs after I finished the workout, I stood up at my desk at work and could barely walk because the inside of my knee was hurting so badly. I thought it was just sore so I took a couple of days off expecting it to get better.
Over the next couple of weeks my knee was starting to feel better, so last Saturday I decided to go on a test run. I knew that if it hurt during that run that I would have to drop out of the 24 hr race. Sadly, I was only able to run 7 miles before it started to hurt so I made the difficult decision to pull out of the race.
Looking ahead, I really need to make sure I fully recover from this injury. I am taking another complete week off from running and will reevaluate the situation next weekend. Hopefully after that I can start running again. As far as my racing schedule, I would really like to my next race to be either the Blind Pig 100 (April 12th) or Fort Clinch 100 (April 26th). I am leaning towards running the Fort Clinch 100 simply because it will give me an additional 2 weeks of training.
I hate not being able to run and I am going stir crazy but hopefully taking an extended break will really let me recover so I can have a big rest of the year running.
Yesterday was a very rough day for me. I was anticipating running the SC 24 hr track race in hopes of logging 150 miles and having a shot at qualifying for the U.S. Men's team; unfortunately, I was not able to race due to a knee injury. Of course, I had it all planned out and I knew I'd be able to build off of the 120 miles I ran at Delirium.
About 3 weeks ago I completed a great track workout that consisted of 2 mile, 1 mile, 800 and then 2x400 with each distance at a faster pace. It was the first true track workout I had done in a few weeks, and I was extremely happy with it. My body felt great and responded well considering it was just over a week after Delirium. About 4-5 hrs after I finished the workout, I stood up at my desk at work and could barely walk because the inside of my knee was hurting so badly. I thought it was just sore so I took a couple of days off expecting it to get better.
Over the next couple of weeks my knee was starting to feel better, so last Saturday I decided to go on a test run. I knew that if it hurt during that run that I would have to drop out of the 24 hr race. Sadly, I was only able to run 7 miles before it started to hurt so I made the difficult decision to pull out of the race.
Looking ahead, I really need to make sure I fully recover from this injury. I am taking another complete week off from running and will reevaluate the situation next weekend. Hopefully after that I can start running again. As far as my racing schedule, I would really like to my next race to be either the Blind Pig 100 (April 12th) or Fort Clinch 100 (April 26th). I am leaning towards running the Fort Clinch 100 simply because it will give me an additional 2 weeks of training.
I hate not being able to run and I am going stir crazy but hopefully taking an extended break will really let me recover so I can have a big rest of the year running.
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