The actual clinic nights literally put me to sleep. Which makes me feel bad because these people have taken the time to come out and educate us, but so far it's been things I already know and I'd rather not waste my time sitting there trying to keep my eyes open.
And ... I'm struggling. My feet/leg issues are rearing up again (GRRRR!). So the runs have been difficult. Last night we only ran like 3 or 4km and I had to walk for at least 1km of it because my shins tightened up so much I actually was afraid something was going to tear. I have an appointment after work to get stretched out, adjusted. I guess it has been a while. I think my last session was early June. I may have to just go in monthly, or every 6 weeks. Sucks cuz it drains my benefit package.
The one thing I do love about these clinics is the instructor is amazing. Just a super nice guy. And he always makes sure that everyone gets back OK. I end up spending quite a bit of time with him because other than the first day, I've been the last one in and he keeps circling back to me. Makes me feel guilty because I'm quite capable of being out there on my own, but I do understand because if I were him I'd probably do the same thing. I just hope I can get my legs working well again so I can start doing some decent runs. I'm not even benefiting enough aerobically because I can't get my heart rate up high enough with the leg pain.
My husband thinks I'm wasting my time going to physio and I should probably switch sports. While I agree that running probably does speed up the time it takes to get tight again, I think reality is that no matter what I do it's going to keep happening. It might not happen as quickly, but it will happen. It even got progressively worse when I was doing NOTHING. He thinks I should focus more on hiking and/or biking. But I can't/shouldn't hike by myself and rarely have anyone to go with, not to mention that most decent hikes are 45-60 minutes drive away. With fuel prices and time commitments, I can't do that consistently. And while I like biking, I don't want to do it that frequently and I wouldn't do it when it starts getting dark out earlier or when it's raining. Running I can still do during those times, and I WANT to run. I know how good I feel when I'm running well, and I want that feeling again.
Heidi
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3 comments:
First I think one should always do what he/she likes. And reading your post running is your sport. So I wouldn't give it up either and try to work on painfree running again.
Sorry to hear the clinic doesn't do it for you. Sometimes I wish we had these things here but on the other hand is the best part of running is that you can do it whenever you want. And I don't like commitments like going to weekly trainings.
Take care Heidi and I hope you pain issues will be solved soon.
Stick to it! If running is your passion, you just need to be patient with yourself (always hard) and keep moving forward. Continual progress is what really matters.
I think just continuing to plug along is the way to go - don't push too hard though! Slow and steady and, I think, it'll eventually get easier and your legs will stop giving you trouble. If it's what you love - keep at it.
And I totally agree - DO NOT go hiking by yourself. Safety first, friend!!!!
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