10-10-2007, 05:13 PM
After my great week last week, I've had a setback.
Went for an excellent Sunday morning lope with the club in some glorious (and previously unknown to me) woods about 4 miles from home. The circuit was around 3 miles, and we were free to run 1, 2 or 3 laps depending on how we felt. I decided on 2 as a step up from last week's raft of 4 x 3.5 milers.
Lovely setting. Nice tracks through dense woodland marking out the borders of Berkshire and Oxfordshire. Not hilly but the odd undulation to give it some interest.
Around the 5 mile mark, I felt a totally unexpected sharp pain in my right calf. Too severe to continue running. Limped the mile or so back to the start, and drove home, where I applied the old R-I-C-E treatment on and off for the rest of the day.
Monday it was painful, Tuesday and today I can feel it without it being too unpleasant. I've had calf imjuries before, and I know they can stetch on for weeks if not treated properly. So much against my instincts and renewed enthusiasm, I'm going to take the week off running and see how I feel towards the end of the weekend. Even when it feels back to normal, I know it can 'go' again, and more seriously, if it's not fully recovered.
A nuisance, but I need to do what's right.
I'm in Bournemouth for a couple of days at a conference. My only tilt towards athletics was attendance at a fascinating talk by the marketing director of the London Olympics 2012 bid. I'll write about it on the blog shortly.
Went for an excellent Sunday morning lope with the club in some glorious (and previously unknown to me) woods about 4 miles from home. The circuit was around 3 miles, and we were free to run 1, 2 or 3 laps depending on how we felt. I decided on 2 as a step up from last week's raft of 4 x 3.5 milers.
Lovely setting. Nice tracks through dense woodland marking out the borders of Berkshire and Oxfordshire. Not hilly but the odd undulation to give it some interest.
Around the 5 mile mark, I felt a totally unexpected sharp pain in my right calf. Too severe to continue running. Limped the mile or so back to the start, and drove home, where I applied the old R-I-C-E treatment on and off for the rest of the day.
Monday it was painful, Tuesday and today I can feel it without it being too unpleasant. I've had calf imjuries before, and I know they can stetch on for weeks if not treated properly. So much against my instincts and renewed enthusiasm, I'm going to take the week off running and see how I feel towards the end of the weekend. Even when it feels back to normal, I know it can 'go' again, and more seriously, if it's not fully recovered.
A nuisance, but I need to do what's right.
I'm in Bournemouth for a couple of days at a conference. My only tilt towards athletics was attendance at a fascinating talk by the marketing director of the London Olympics 2012 bid. I'll write about it on the blog shortly.