Got new shoes! It was like running on pillows. My others were definitely shot.
Quad/femur/whichever it is was feeling great today. Drew only let me go 2 miles again, I was really hoping to go 4 but it’s alright. I should listen to my trainers, even if it’s frustrating to have to stay at such low mileage. Patience is a virtue. And it’ll ensure I have no more hiccups.
I actually really like Drew. He knows what he’s doing and is very involved with me and my recovery and comes to check up on me throughout practice to make sure things are good, and I think to make sure I don’t push through anything I shouldn’t cause I have a history of that lol. But it’s kind of nice to have him looking out for me and being firm about what I can and can’t do, it relieves the stress I put on myself to be that judge. Often times I’ll push through pain because if I don’t I’ll feel like a wimp, running is pain after all. But that thinking ran me into the ground until I nearly fractured my femur. So I guess it’s just nice to have Drew tell me not to push it if I feel anything off cause I definitely would’ve already had he not. Anyways I know he’s going to help me get back and stay back, I’ve learned my lesson and won’t be trying to push through things I shouldn’t anymore.
2 miles and Paul said I could do 5 strides. 7:00 average
Biked 35 minutes
Drew had me do a glute/hip workout with Bino and Ethan, wow it was hard. It was fun though, the trainers just watched us struggle and it was kind of hilarious. I’ll be doing a lot of hip stuff to strengthen them on top of the exercises for my VMOs.
He also said no running this weekend, just bike. He wants to make sure my VMOs are ready for what we’ll be doing next week. Also, the point of staying at low mileage right now is that I need to wait for my brain to learn how to properly fire my VMOs before I try increasing mileage. To make sure I’m ready for it. They’re already a lot better than before we started but still aren’t contracting fully. The stuff we do next week should help with that.
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