15-09-2015, 01:45 PM
so its starting to rain on my training schedule.
last week i had the cold which is still lingering. on sunday I clipped my heel as I ran off a pavement & got quite a shooting pain down my left leg that quickly subsided, the pain didn't surprise me because my left leg has been grumbling a little for a few weeks during runs but it is always fine when i stop & i've been putting it down to the muscle not recovering between runs. anyway on monday & today i've felt the tinest of pains in my left knee (hardly anything but its there) which is permanent when i walk.
the good news is its not the right knee which had me out for 5 months this year.
so I'm looking after myself before the 2k, didn't run today & i will not run tomorrow. if the knee feels ok tomorrow i'll do the 2k on thursday otherwise i'll rest until saturday & see how it feels then.
given i've built up some fitness i think its probably better to err on caution & take the rest, I don't want to lose another 5 months. fingers crossed this is something simple that goes quickly.
EDIT: so the left leg still feels weird (its not painful) & it now seems the hamstring might be the source of the "oddness". i'm going to skip the 5*2k tomorrow & see how i feel for the long run on saturday.
my questions:
i've got a race in 3 weeks. i'm missing the big 5*2k training event, should i reschedule it in?
saturday is the long run. i guess i'd be better doing a shorter 5k run if i feel ok on saturday? if i do this do i then have to schedule another long run in?
i was wondering if i should maybe do next week as week 1 & then go straight to week 3 the following week for race week?
thanks
last week i had the cold which is still lingering. on sunday I clipped my heel as I ran off a pavement & got quite a shooting pain down my left leg that quickly subsided, the pain didn't surprise me because my left leg has been grumbling a little for a few weeks during runs but it is always fine when i stop & i've been putting it down to the muscle not recovering between runs. anyway on monday & today i've felt the tinest of pains in my left knee (hardly anything but its there) which is permanent when i walk.
the good news is its not the right knee which had me out for 5 months this year.
so I'm looking after myself before the 2k, didn't run today & i will not run tomorrow. if the knee feels ok tomorrow i'll do the 2k on thursday otherwise i'll rest until saturday & see how it feels then.
given i've built up some fitness i think its probably better to err on caution & take the rest, I don't want to lose another 5 months. fingers crossed this is something simple that goes quickly.
EDIT: so the left leg still feels weird (its not painful) & it now seems the hamstring might be the source of the "oddness". i'm going to skip the 5*2k tomorrow & see how i feel for the long run on saturday.
my questions:
i've got a race in 3 weeks. i'm missing the big 5*2k training event, should i reschedule it in?
saturday is the long run. i guess i'd be better doing a shorter 5k run if i feel ok on saturday? if i do this do i then have to schedule another long run in?
i was wondering if i should maybe do next week as week 1 & then go straight to week 3 the following week for race week?
thanks