My workout today consisted of 53 minutes on the elliptical. I did 1:30 at a hard pace, then 30 seconds recovery. That was pretty fun. I then walked for 10 minutes on the treadmill, just to see if walking aggravated my hamstrings. I could feel a little something, but it wasn't too bad.
I'm tempted every day to run, but I just have to resist, knowing I'll be glad that I took the time to heal completely. I keep telling myself that if I can't really run again for two months, that's ok, two months goes fast. I remember when I had an IT band injury many years ago, it was a bad injury, at its worst I couldn't have run if I wanted to. Despite that, I resisted taking time off from running, and I would rest a few days, then test it out. I did that several times before I just decided I would not run for two months. I stuck to that, and then after two months started running again, had a really good running season capped by a PR at St. George, and have never again had IT band issues. So I guess taking enough time off is the answer to some of these nagging injuries. I hope I can stick to my plan of no running until everything feels better.
I'm especially tempted to run when I read the blogs of the BBK people telling about the workouts. Then some of them talk about how cold they were, and then I'm happy I didn't have to get up early to run in the dark and cold. So BBK people, keep telling how cold it is during the workouts so I don't miss the group so much. |