BACK TO WORK

My calf is still jacked up and I am pissed.  I ran striders with brinkerhoof at practice today, but I could feel that it was too weak to do the speed work I had planned for the day. 

After practice, I ran out to the st. james trailhead and looped back by the bloomington hills park.  I have to get therapy on this thing or I am not going to be able to get my mileage in. 

I iced for 30 minutes in a bucket.  I hate injuries!  They are so inconvenient.

40 minutes on the elliptical and 2 easy miles on the treadmill.  My calf is still bothering me, but it felt much better on the elliptical than on the treadmill.  I still need to give it a little time.

PM After the meet at Pine View I thought I would try my calf again.  I ran up to the school and behind the baseball fields.  I was feeling decent for the first 3, then it wtarted acting up again.  I can't tell if I am now compensating on my step, so the calf is starting to get tight on the outside or not.  I know it was torn on the inside, but the outside is really tight and feels like it is cramping now.  I have been rolling it since monday, so I think that is helping.  Chad is going to send me the name of a massage therapist that can help me work it out. 

I am getting nervous about my lack of mileage.  I don't want to throw the UVU marathon out the window, especially since I was up to +/-35 a week before the trip to Europe, but I am not feeling good about things right now.