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June 1, 2006
Relief, fatigue and frustration
I decided to "test out" my knee today by running a little. I felt like I was running extremely cautiously, but was ecstatic to note that I did not feel any pain...for the first two miles of my run. I should have only done that much for my whole run, probably, but I was in the middle of a four-mile loop and I stubbornly decided to finish it. When I got home, it had definitely tightened up again. And then I got right on my trainer and rode for awhile. I'm not sure if it was the run itself or the combination of running and then biking, but basically I've been in pain the whole rest of the day. I really, really hope I didn't totally erase the week that I've taken off to heal this thing. I'm icing a lot and I guess I'll just have to ease back into running a lot more slowly than I anticipated. I'm very bummed but at least I know that by not running, I've been helping it.
I also felt extremely out of shape during my little run, but how could I have lost that much fitness in a week? (I don't take weeks off usually, so maybe I have lost that much.) It was also very humid today and I know that it always takes me a few weeks to acclimate. Also, my quads and hamstrings were tight, probably from biking.
In between icing and being depressed about my knee, I went through all of my clothes and picked out a lot to donate to Goodwill. Plus I packed up all my winter running stuff since I know I won't be needing tights and hats probably until the middle to end of December. (In DC, my tights season is even shorter, obviously.) I swam a little in the late afternoon instead of lifting, because it is definitely an upper body workout when I'm pulling the whole time. The pool was sooo crowded--at one point I was sharing a lane with 4 people. I actually don't mind, though, it keeps me from getting bored!
All right, I'm going to go make us dinner. Keep your fingers crossed that I didn't do too much damage to my knee!
Posted by becky at June 1, 2006 7:09 PM