5.15 miles
11:04 pace
57 minutes
Good news! I'm out of my Shamfunk. (That's the brain funk that follows a not-so-mentally-great Shamrock 15k race.) I rested my hip & ankle for a week just to make sure everything was OK. I continued daily cross training, but no running. The outcome? My hip still hurts. Especially when I go uphill. Come to find out, I somehow strained/pulled my right glute. When that gets tensed up & tight, my hip flexors overcompensate & and all hell breaks loose. It's yet another overuse injury. I will eventually get over it. In the mean time, I shall baby the hell out of it, and go to physical therapy.
Tomorrow is a short run day. I'm wishing I would have done it this morning instead. It was dry earlier today. Tomorrow is supposed to be super gross in terms of rain/slush/cold. Hmph. Have I mentioned I'm ready for some sunshine???
{the good} I did a LOT better during this run than expected! I was fully prepared to take walk breaks, but I didn't. I didn't need to. Probably because I was running 30-60 seconds per mile slower than I typically do for a short run. Hey, whatever keeps my legs moving and this hip happy!
{the ugly} We ended up having to stop at the hospital for an emergency restroom break. Did you know hospitals lock most of their doors over the weekend? So finding an entrance when you desperately need a restroom is actually kind of tricky. We didn't realize this until Sunday's run.
LOL! Shamfunk! Whenever I get around to blogging about my last race I need to use that term! My Shamrockin' race was UGLY! On another note - did you get my facebook message?
ReplyDeleteNo, what FB message???? I guess I better go check my messages. lol I've been having trouble with FB. I totally depend on all of the comments and messages being sent to me via email, but there are times I either don;t get them AT ALL...or days later. Someone else mentioned they are having the same problem. I don't know what I'm going to do when they switch to the timeline thing for everyone. I hate it so much! I cannot seem to find anything on people's pages. Very frustrating. Sadly, FB is one of the only ways I communicate with people outside the walls of my house. I'm going to HAVE to figure out the timeline thing sooner or later. lol
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