Sunday, April 18, 2010

Full disclosure

The knee had been feeling better and better. On the night of Wed to Thursday I woke up at 2:07 as I rolled over and it felt like someone had taken a hammer to the side of my upper leg. The muscle was so sore I couldn't sleep for the rest of the night.
I went running that morning, an easy 7, the first 2 were really rough but eventually the pain felt bearable for the rest of the run.
That afternoon the pain got worse and I had issues going up and down my stairs and getting in and out of my car. The muscle was really bruised. I have no idea how this came about, but it's the weirdest thing. My doc worked on it Thursday evening and had me back in Fruday AM.
It continues to hurt and the pain has now migrated to just under my butt cheek.
Today, my 35 min shakeout run today went so so.
I spent any time I had in the hotel room today doing about 10mins of ice, then 7mins of hit water in shower, then elecrtostimulation. (Larry that I'm sharing a room with, has a personal one.)
The leg feels good right after a cycle of treatment, so let's just hope there's a miracle overnight.

I still plan on running and hope it loosens up or numbs down after a few miles. If not, I'll test myself to learn what I'm made of.

So why am I telling u this? Well, if I absolutely cannot run because the pain is crippling, I will not continue. So don't worry about anything. Just know that if the updates stop, it just means I did the responsible thing f stopping to avoid any serious, longterm damage.

Good night. Race day is only a few hours away!



1 comment:

GZ said...

Fingers crossed for you man.