Injured? Maybe.
Stupid? Definitely.
Saturday's long run of 16 was a very painful 13.4. It was ALMOST as bad as Steelhead in 2008. If I had biked 56mi Saturday morning it probably would have been much, much worse than '08.
So what went wrong? A lot.
I was dehydrated and poorly fueled in the days leading up to my long run. I'm not the person that can behave the day before and come out on top...I need a good 3 days of thinking like an athlete. (the logical person would ask...why don't you treat yourself like an athlete EVERY DAY?!)
Then I wore the wrong shoes.
And then I threw the run/walk out the window for the first 8 miles and just motored along.
THEN I ignored the pain in my right hip/groin that has been bothering me for a few WEEKS.
And so around mile 8.5 my running buddy and I decided to run/walk and also decided that our previous lack of planning was moronic.
It was too late for me. At mile 11 my pelvic region shut right down. My hip seized and convulsed and I nearly threw up GU. After a mile of walking I convinced my friend to go on without me - mercifully he did.
And so I walked. Hobbled. Cursed. Alone. Nearly 2 miles.
The icing on the cake was the last quarter mile.
I took off my shoes and walked backwards.
So, where do I go from here?
First, assess the physical. Am I injured? Did I really pull my groin? Or aggravate my hip? Yes, but the extent isn't clear. I did an active recovery on Sunday. It didn't help, so Monday and Tuesday will be complete rest days. Fingers and toes crossed that things are just aggravated and I'll be back on my feet shortly.
Second, assess the mental. Last week was not my week for so many reasons. My head and my heart were heavy with reminders that I was pregnant at the end of 2010 and that last week I would have been in labor and delivery. That's all I'll say about that for now even though it is a KEY component.
Third, re-assess both. If I'm injured then it's done, end of the line for this race and I recover and find another one. If I'm not injured I know that I still have some things to think about and acknowledge.
In the meantime - I am super bummed that I didn't get to run in the rain today...I hope someone out there got to enjoy some Fall weather!
3 comments:
Marathon training is brutal, no doubt. Sorry for your bad luck. I got out, but only for a 3 miler. :) It is about as far as I go these days, although since it has cooled down, I am thinking of adding my 6 mile loop.
Oh well best of luck. :)
I saw that too about your birth thing. Once it is in a reader, you cannot delete. Something I learned a while ago. That is why I have my Journey, and the Wait in my reader. You never know when you might feel like deleting the whole thing. :)
I personally am pretty bad with kids. Why I never wanted them, but I realize it is tough on you, although I obviously cannot totally understand your sorrow. Hard to know a person unless you walked in their shoes.
Best of luck as always. :) xoxo
Sorry that training day completely blew and to hear about the stress.
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