I woke up this morning with a deep, radiating pain in my butt and upper hamstring. I had my second session of shock wave therapy last night, which I believe is the culprit.
Shock wave therapy is pretty neat. The high-energy sound waves promote healing and reduce pain in damaged tissues. Since being added to the injury-recovery list, I have been all in developing that running injury recovery mindset. Tomorrow I have another physiotherapy section with dry needling and grafting. Here’s hoping all these sessions add up to a fast full recovery.
When the kilometres stop, the catching up begins
My toxic habit is to fill my days to the brim with all the stuff. I don’t know what it says about me as a person. Maybe I am afraid to be alone with my thoughts or I am simply one of those people who likes to feel productive. There’s probably some deeper emotional damage there that I have to address. But that’s another blog post for another day.
I have been dong a lot of reading, reflecting and staring into space. Although it feels a bit weird to have so much time on my hands, it has been good to take a knee. I only seem to do this when I am forced to slow down.
This isn’t my first setback
Being injured and slowing down is not new to me. Remember when I broke my ankle in August 2023? Of course there’s been a few other bumps in the running road over the years. I am a long distance runner after all, and we tend to get into some tricky situations. Every time I am on the sidelines, I seem to toughen up just a little more.
From doing to being
I’ve learned the key to staying positive and not drowning myself in potato chips and wine is embracing that running injury recovery mindset with a shift from doing to being.
So I’m investing in other areas of my life right now: more reading, more writing, and more time nurturing relationships. The kilometres will return in time. Until then this running injury recovery mindset one focused on being present, nurturing relationships, and remembering that I’m more than just a runner.
What do you like to catch up on when you are sidelined? I would love to hear from you in the comments below.