Truth be told I probably should not have run yesterday. The feedback from my body clearly indicates I am not ready to run. As you know I have been dealing with inflammation in my hip. I haven’t experienced any pain in weeks so I thought it was behind me.
I went back to crossfit on Wednesday after being away for my holiday. My body was still hurting on Saturday morning. I have only myself to blame for my woes. After the race on Saturday, I curled up in a ball and cried for a bit. My entire right leg was in pain. I had a hot bath and spent time rolling out and stretching. I had a lot of hurt to undo.
For the rest of the day, I stayed in bed reading and elevating my leg. I whined to Brent and Sona quite a bit. (They are used to my “woe is me” texts.) I always feel a little sad after the race is over. You train (in my case not really). You race. Then what?
Because I am still on the injury list, my only “to do” is to rest, get stronger and heal. I don’t want to miss another year of racing. I think the lack of running has really affected my sanity. I’ve been feeling really scattered and lonely lately – clear indicators of post-running depression.
I made plans with Alyica to go to Bikram Yoga this morning. We scored a deal on a pass for a month. I am going to try to go as much as I can in October. I would love to go regularly but I can’t afford another membership. But I was thinking I should just eat the $$ and do it for three months. I won’t be running and I need to do something more than crossfit.
I have the time so why not? I will just have to fasten my purse strings a little tighter.
Oh no, I was hoping you'd got past those issues 🙁 Take the winter to heal, do some non-running good-for-your-body stuff and look for cheaper yoga…
Thanks 🙂 I appreciate your support. Sometimes it all just sucks 🙂