Today’s Run
Today marked the second day from week 3 of my “Return to Running” program, which includes:
- 3 to 5-minute walking warmup
- 3 x 10-minute run / 1-minute walk
- 3 to 5+ minute walking cooldown
I decided to run this afternoon on the Vaughn’s Gap cross-country field at Percy Warner park in order to have a slightly softer surface for my legs. Just like yesterday, my legs felt a little heavy at the beginning, but felt better with each running interval. When I started there was full sun, and it was quite warm. However, the clouds and wind quickly rolled in as a storm front is moving into Middle Tennessee:
In total I finished 30 minutes of running and just over 10 minutes of walking for a total of 4.18 miles completed.
- Miles: 4.18
- Time: 40:25 minutes
- Pace: 9:41
- Shoes: Saucony Kinvara 3 (#7)
- Route: Vaughn’t Gap Cross-Country Course
Even though I felt pretty good during this run, I have been experiencing a nondescript, dull, aching sensation in my inner-thigh for the past several days. This has caused two reactions from me so far:
- One part of me is prone to panic – My mind starts racing with questions like…Have I injured my femur again? What if I really did have a stress fracture, but it just didn’t show up on the x-ray, even after 4-weeks? Did I start running again too soon? Will I ever be able to run/train again like I used to?
- Another part of me thinks I’m just being paranoid – I can hop on my leg without pain. It doesn’t really hurt when I’m running, just feels “funny.”
All of this has left me very frustrated and uncertain about what to do. I would hate to keep running on it if there really is an injury. On the other hand, since there is no real pain, I hate to go back to the orthopaedist and have him look at me like I’ve lost my mind. At this point I’m leaning toward laying off from running, and then making a decision next week about what to do next. So confusing.
Cross-Training
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