Monday, April 25, 2016

Cracking 20km in a week again

Well I did it. I finally cracked over 20km in a week again. I enjoyed a gorgeous 5km trail run on Friday evening, covering the challenging "Jodi-style" portion of the Salt Marsh trail before circling back to the parking lot. I even saw another bunny! My legs felt heavy and sore though so it wasn't my speediest run to date. Yesterday I did a longish run of 10km (I know, against doctor's orders) with my dog Peanut around the Passage. It was bloody freezing out but after a few kilometers it wasn't horrible and my leg felt pretty good so we kept on until we got around the town. I topped it off with some hatha yoga later in the afternoon to try and ward off any leg soreness from my run. Next week I'll try for a 15km long run (but don't tell my OA doc).
Today I'm a bit sore generally, but I don't mind since it means I worked hard. My leg is giving me the peg-leg feeling off and on so that's been a pain in the arse but I'm hoping it'll die down before my afternoon run commute. It's hard to tell if it will or not and there doesn't seem to be anything I can do to make the peg-leg transform back to a just an achy knee. If it still hurts when I'm getting ready to leave work I won't bother trying to run on it. (When it feels like your two leg bones are crushing into each other with each step, running on that seems ludicrous.) Instead I'll do a Livestrong.com Stronger workout at home. It's something I suppose. I'm trying to manage my new normal as best I can and without causing further damage to myself.
Just 449 more days to go I guess until my MRI. I'm starting to doubt that I'll be part of that 50% who get in within 36 days since 19 have already passed. I'll keep plugging along and hope for the best.

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