Practice makes perfect
A driving rain in a 15 mph wind out of the east today. Good practice for marathon monday. I went out at lunch today specifically to get in some running in the rain and wind. It was cold, wet, and dreary. Just what one would expect.
Today I got in to see Dr. Weiss at performance health center for an ART session. He did a quick review of my spine and legs, which is what chiropractors do I guess. The conclusion was I am a mess. But my lower left leg was a real disaster. I guess my right leg is about twice as mobile as my left. He did some stretching, flexing, pulling, and popping. He almost yanked me off the table trying to stretch my ankle. To my absolute surprise, my lower left leg feels noticably better. Now this is what I remember him telling me so it may or may not be right. I have a tight tibialis anterior muscle (shin muscle) which is being held tight by my superior and inferior extensor retinaculum. Right now my left leg is in a bucket of ice water (it only hurts a little) and I will do this for 20 minutes on 20 off for a while. If I can race the marathon on Monday with no pain I will be a happy runner.
My thanks to Jen Fields (who I have never met) who had a similar shin problem and relayed the information to Matt V. who got me to call Dr. Weiss. What a twisted web this blogosphere weaves.
Tomorrow morning I am going for a run and if it feels good and I think the ART helped I will be heading in for another quick session.
That's all I got.