Yesterday I planned to do 10k easy run. Parked my car near the park, planned a perfect route in my mind and started slowly. First kilometer was good enough except that chosen route still had some traces of winter. Won a fight against the icy uphill and moved to clear paths. And then the pain struck my left leg. My leg felt like made of stone. I am still not sure what caused the pain or even what hurts. Is it Periosteum or is it muscle but with every step it was harder to run. I thought 10 k is not so much and I will complete it. But when i noticed that I started to limp decided that it is time to turn around and get back.
Today my leg is better but I think I will skip today training to give some rest. I feel terrible skipping training with 7.5 weeks left to my first 2018 half marathon. I planned to do my first 10k race this year but I have to skip it as well or at least reduce distance to 5k.
Shame on me...
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There's no shame resting an injury. Give your leg a break - you have plenty of time to be ready for your half. If you make the injury worse by pushing on, you might not make the startline.
True. Problem is that I had a surgery in Autumn and get back to running only from 1st of January. I don't feel ready for the HM yet. Hope everything will be ok :)
Rest up for a couple of days and then try again. Try to be patient. Hope it recovers quickly.
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Injures are part of the athlete's life. Rest, maybe go to the physiotherapist, try with cold baths (only the leg) :-) and eat well.
You will get recovered faster
I expected to complete preparation till March without injuries. Mission failed :D
It's probably better to rest a few days than running with the pain and worsen it!
It is hard to sit and watch others running :D
Yeah true! I did the same this week but I going to run today despite de bad weather.