Because he has stayed in the drawer. NO RUNNING. Thats right no running for a week before my marathon. My calf has been a challenge. Rehab every day. I ran a broken up 1/2 mile this morning messing around with sully and it was tired. How am I going to run a marathon in a week? May be I shouldnt? May be I can just suck it up? I dont know. Seems like my race is in big trouble. I realized that the footwear I used last run when I pulled it was the oldest beat up shoes still in my closet (they are not anymore). The old Kayano 16's that look like the new 16's. I was thinking the new 16's were about dead and yet I ran the very very dead 16's. I dont know if that is it or what. In the new house I dont have a place to prime my calves I realized I have not been doing that a few weeks. I also have been doing some running form drills and have been on my toes more, that would load the calf more. I have been running a lot more hill lately too. I dont know. I had been injury free a long time. This calf has been an issue in the past too. I am frustrated and worried that I will not be able to complete this marathon.
Monday-sunday-No formal running, rehab only.
Sully update (may be a new feature on the blog?): He has started puppy school and his goal will be to be super socialized so he can be a running dog. I want to be able to run him off leash and not worry about him. He must be well exercised to be trained and if he is not he can be a hand full. Quote:
Dogs are our link to paradise. They don't know evil or jealousy or discontent. To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring -- it was peace.
--Milan Kundera
4 comments:
Sorry to hear about your calf issue! Depending on how this week goes, you may want to consider moving down to the half marathon. That way if you start having a problem with your calf you can always walk back to the finish area (and cheer in Karl & Co.) once you re-enter Pacific Coast Hwy. at about the 5 mile mark. Running a marathon is hard enough when you a 100% healthy.
I would err on the side of caution. The marathon is just a stepping stone at this point and it would be really bad to risk not accomplishing your other goals to finish the marathon. You know what to do - Not what I did last year!
I hate to be pessimistic but it took me 4 months to recover from my calf strain last year and even then I only felt 90-95%. It was more like 6 months until I wasn't thinking about it.
boo for your calf issue.... are you going to CSM next week? not sure if you are into that stuff. im going though! my email is heidilaustin@yahoo.com
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