Slow Poke

Same 3 mile loop as always, pushing Anna in the stroller.

I didn't want to wake up this morning so I only had time for 3. I felt really good though and actually don't mind the hills so much (when they are short ones). I know they are good for me.

Glad to be doing it!!!!

Today was supposed to be a 16 miler.  Didn't quite work out though.  To start, I bought one of those hydration fanny pack things last night so that I wouldn't have to do loops by the house or ask anyone to leap frog me.  I didn't check the size until I got home and if I had I wouldn't have bought it, but after trying it on I figured it could work.  It felt fine for the first mile or so, but then it was sliding up and bouncing around.  Because of the nylon shorts it wouldn't stay on my hips and on my waist it bounced even more. 

Then at about 2 or so my left quad started hurting.  At 3 I walked a few steps to get some water and when I started running again, my leg was more uncomfortable.  At 3.5 I stopped for both the leg and water reasons and turned around and walked home.  I did try running 2 times on the way home and my leg didn't feel to good.  I hope I just slept weird or something.  I came home and put some wintercrest on and will try tomorrow.

My long run is shot for the week though, no time to run to much until next weekend.  That will mean a jump to 18 miles.  I am keeping my fingers crossed.

BLAH!!!  Wanted to do 3, only made it half that.  My leg is really uncomfortable, and I don't want to hurt it worse.  I am very frustrated.  Every time I start feeling better and more comfortable with running and my weight, I get hurt.  The last injury was definately worse, but this one is weird.  It doesn't feel like a muscle, I have pulled my quad before and it isn't that.  It feels like more on the inside of my leg.  It is very hard to explain.

I go crazy not running, not sure what I will do.  Probably try again in the next few days.  Maybe some elevation and ice.

I decided to try running again this morning and made it about 10 steps.  BLAH!!!!!!!  It doesn't hurt just walking or moving around, but shortly after my first step, I knew I wasn't going far. 

It is a weird injury.  I can't even explain it.  It is above my knee, but not my quad muscle, I have hurt that muscle before.  It feels like the inside of my knee -- weird.

I have been exercising for about and hour at night and in the morning, just toning and weights and stuff.  It doesn't hurt doing squats or any of the other exercises I do.  Not good!!!!

2 miles walking with Anna in the stroller today.  It was nice to get outside for some fresh air first thing in the morning.  It has been to long since we have had that.  We had fun talking about stuff we saw and words that rhyme. 

In talking to my dad this weekend, we are starting to think that my injury this time is a stress fracture.  Obviously neither of us are doctors, but he has experience and it does make sense. 

Anyway, scratch the marathon this year and that makes me extremely sad.  By next years though, I should be raring to go and will have more time to train. 

Walking again with Anna in the stroller.  My leg was uncomfortable but not painful.  I miss running and can hardly wait until I am injury free again.  Hopefully for longer next time.