so yeah, pretty busy around here! the school year finally started up last week and i think i'm finally in a good swing of things, so i'm back! though there were a good two weeks there when my training was none existent, i'm still going to recap it, just so i have it to look back on...sound good? here we go!
week eight
the start of this week brought a horrible pain in my left foot. this was really weird to me, since i've usually only ever had pain in my right ankle. but this pain ran up the length of my foot and felt like intense cramping. i basically skipped all workouts (minus a few days biking) hoping it would fix itself.
monday - rest
tuesday -restwednesday - pure barre
thursday - rest
friday - rest
saturday -.5 miles
sunday - rest
weekly total: .5 miles
training total: 61.1 miles
week nine
the pain didn't go away, and i ended up feeling more pain in my calves and glutes, so on monday i scheduled a deep tissue massage to work away all the pain. i think it worked; my legs felt less tight and my feet weren't cramping as much. my masseuse suggested that i ease back in to running by using the treadmill, so i renewed my gym membership.
monday - 3 miles
tuesday - pure barrewednesday - pure barre
thursday - 1 mile
friday - pure barre
saturday - pure barre
sunday - rest
weekly total: 4 miles
training total: 65.1 miles
week ten
no pain this week, and i took advantage of it! 4 days of running (mostly short runs, but still) and 3 days of pure barre; it was a great week in my book!
monday - 1.5 miles and pure barre
tuesday - restwednesday - 3 miles and pure barre
thursday - 1 mile
friday - pure barre
saturday - rest
sunday - 10 miles
weekly total: 15.5 miles
training total: 80.1 miles
how has your training been the past few weeks?
-b
love seeing all that pure barre. you might want to consider visiting a PT and getting checked out. it sounds like you might have some glute / hip issues (those muscles go all the way down your legs). when i had ankle pain it was related to weak glutes and hips. and yay for teaching!
ReplyDeleteback to the barre challenge :) and thanks for the tip! i never even considered that it could be something other than my ankles. i definitely look in to a PT.
DeleteI'm glad you are feeling better. Hope you were able to visit a PT. Your half is almost here.
ReplyDeletei talked to alex's mom (who is a pt) and she thinks i might just need custom inserts, so that's the next step!
DeleteYay for teaching and falling off the face of the planet, I am right there with you! As far as your pain goes, is it time or almost time to get new running shoes? I always get weird aches and pains when I exceed my mileage on my shoes!
ReplyDeletei actually just got new shoes! they're pretty much the same as my old ones, so i don't think (at least i hope!) they aren't causing the issues!
DeleteHaha, I'm ALWAYS falling off the face of the planet. I could SO use a massage right now, you're making me think that might be just what I need for my sore legs...and feet...and back...lol. Glad you're feeling a little bit better, foot pain can be the worst...totally been there!
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