5 days running, 2 days off
5.3 miles longest continuous run
1 lift day
2 sore calves
This week, I felt like my body was falling apart, but my two PTs from Durham reached out to me to reassure me that I was doing just fine. My calves are sore, and my quads are killing me. My left knee tightness came back and that completely freaked me out; I thought I was on the path to injury again. I started foam rolling and resurrected even more rehab activities for me to be doing. I feel like I constantly live on the foam roller or on my yoga mat, doing crazy mobility drills. I'll do whatever it takes for me to feel like a normal runner again. The positive thing is that running is getting easier. This unorthodox method back is going great, even though it's tough mentally and physically. My lower back is still ridiculously tight, so I'm really beginning to think that I need a new mattress. The one I have now is too firm and my back has been bad the whole time I've lived in California.
I also started going to the YMCA yoga classes on the weekends and they are the BOMB. I love them. The instructors are great. It's basically deep stretch classes and the bonus is that one of the instructors incorporates foam rolling into the practice. SWEET!
Here's my week in review, for those who care about a different approach to coming back to running after taking 7 entire weeks completely off.
- Monday: 2 x 10 in 6:00 with 1:00 rest, 8:00 in 5:56 pace for 4.8 miles total in 32:00 (also this was a stop rest), walked 2 hours for 6 miles total
- Tuesday: Off
- Wednesday: 3 miles continuous in 6:40 pace, tired today
- Thursday: 4 miles continuous on feel in 6:40 pace, felt way easier than yesterday , walked 3 miles to work
- Friday: 5.3 miles in 6:31 average via 10 x 3:00 with 30s jog rest. I did all intervals at 6;30-6:10 pace
- Saturday: 6 miles hike, yoga
- Sunday: 3 miles walk, yoga, lift, 3 miles in 21:00
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