Something has got to give, but I can't figure out what. I am up by 4:30 am most mornings, and lately I have not been getting home until around 9ish every night. On Monday I started my Triathlon 102 class. It is such an awesome class but it goes from 6 to 9 pm. On Tues and Thurs I have Masters Swim from 6:30 - 8 pm. My weekends are jammed packed with biking, running, races, errands, etc. And the one or two days through the week I don't have something actually scheduled, something always comes up. OK, that's enough for now, but I just thought I would share with you guys because I have had no time to blog or read blogs. Sorry if I have been neglecting you.
My first Triathlon of the season is Saturday morning. I was super excited about it and expecting to do very well because I have been training very hard. BUT, this morning I injured myself. I had been having a bit of pain in my left leg - behind the knee - not the knee itself - but my leg - the lower hamstring area. I did a short workout this morning - an 8 mile bike on the trainer and a 1 mile run. I felt fine during my workout, but when I got home I walked the dog and noticed my low hamstring seemed really tight. I stretched out and rolled out on my foam roller. When I got to work I had to walk up one flight of stairs. I literally couldn't lift my left leg. It was extremely painful. I limped around all day long and the pain has gotten worse instead of better. I cannot lift my left leg toward my butt. I can't lift my foot off the ground, it's not just that it's painful, I just can't physically lift my foot. It's like I have no muscle control.
After a bit of Internet research it appears that I have injured my Biceps Femoris muscle - which is one of the hamstring muscles. I am applying the RICE (Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation) technique as we speak and hopeful to be all better by Saturday..........
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Please send healing thoughts my way. Also any thoughts on the injury or treatment would be great too.
Hopefully I'll be able to do a Race Recap on this Race..........man I hope so!!!
Sorry this post is not very upbeat. But that's where I'm at right now!
Sending all kinds of healing thoughts your way. That sucks. I would think RICE would be your best option, otherwise you'd run the risk of injuring it further. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteoh no, feel better! Sending lots of positive thoughts your way. Make Jim wait on you hand and foot while you recover :)
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely sending healing thoughts your way. You are even busier than I am.
ReplyDeleteI am sending lots of healing thoughts your way. I understand where you are coming from. I am not in a positive place right now either so I haven't blogged. I hope you feel better real soon!
ReplyDeleteHave a great race!
Oh, that is a bummer, I am sending healing vibes your way. i want to be reading a race recap this weekend!
ReplyDeleteI am sending all kinds of good healing vibes through cyberspace for you, Michael! I hope you are feeling better soon....I hope Jim is taking good care of you :)
ReplyDeleteThat does not sound like a good injury. Were you dehydrated possibly when you did your workout today? All I can think of is that you dehydrated yourself and your hamstring overexerted itself possibly. Or that you were really tired today and your hamstring was simply fatigued. Anyways, likely only rest would help it I would guess, so that it can repair itself.
ReplyDeleteThis is a link I just found online, seems to be pretty much what you are describing, not sure what grade of hamstring pull you have though:
http://www.sportsinjuryclinic.net/cybertherapist/back/hamstrings/hamstringstrain.htm
good luck and hopefully it is nothing serious!
Yikes!!!! I understand some of your issues...I've got this funky rib/shoulder thing I've been to the chiropractor 3 times...and I just hope to be able to do my race this weekend, but I've not done any training this week!
ReplyDeleteHope things slow down a little for you!
i'll be thinking healing thoughts for you, Michael!!
ReplyDeleteI am wishing you and your Biceps Femoris a speedy recovery! I hope you are able to do your race this weekend and you kill it!
ReplyDeleteRICE sounds like the right idea here. No need to push it. Hopefully you'll recover for your race but don't risk injuring it further. Better to be off your feet for a week than a couple months.
ReplyDeleteI hope everything heals and feels better soon Michael! Best of luck at your race on Saturday! Even though you are super busy now, enjoy it- at least you're busy partly because you are exercising so much and being healthy!
ReplyDeleteHeal quickly!
ReplyDeleteI hope you heal quickly, I am not racing for a bit, so you can have my legs.
ReplyDeleteIs it swollen or imflammed? If not, add heat to your RICE routine.
Oh my! I am *so* sorry Michael! I will pray that you make a super-quick recovery, for sure! I was counting on you and Michelle to keep me from panicking this Saturday for the Tinman! Seriously, rest and get better soon, ok?
ReplyDeleteSorry you are hurt! Keep up icing, foam rolling, etc. Don't try to stretch it, though...you'll only damage it more. And if you have a massage therapist, go see him/her. They can work wonders sometimes!
ReplyDeleteAck! Hope the RICE helps.
ReplyDeleteSending positive vibes your way my friend. I wish I had some advice but I think the RICE is the best option.
ReplyDeleteI hope that life gets less busy for you soon and I will be thinking about you.
I'm definitely going to keep my fingers crossed that RICE helps, and you're able to kick butt on Saturday.
ReplyDeleteSending lots of healing thoughts your way.
ReplyDeleteRICE is always the best thing to do.
Good Luck Sat....
oh no! I'm a BIG believer in ice and ice baths. Also for injury prevention, I totally believe in yoga, but after reading your shedule, I'm not sure where you would fit yoga in. For me, I totally believe yoga, 1 X per wk. keeps me running injury free.
ReplyDeleteSorry you're hurting, hope you get better and can do the tin man. Love you
ReplyDeleteUh oh. That really blows. Sounds kinda bad too. I'm sorry this happened the week before your race.
ReplyDeleteRe: being busy. Woo wee. I have decided that I can only do one full round of my Blog Dashboard once per week.
Please heal fast!
OH NO! I am sending lots of healing vibes your way! You are going to do awesome this weekend!
ReplyDeletethat does not look like a fun place to have an ache! i hope all the RICEing is helping!!
ReplyDeleteHeal bicep muscle thingy heal!! I hope you can do the Tri tomorrow! I have to say well done to the advertising people, that Tin Man looks awesome!
ReplyDeleteSending positive, healing thoughts your way :)
ReplyDeleteIt seems a lot of us runners (or at least the ones I follow), including myself, are in a funk this week. Hope it gets better for you! By the way, I changed the title of my blog.. it's no longer New Mercies but Mercies Per Mile (merciespermile.blogspot.com). :)
ReplyDeleteUgh! I'm so sorry your injured and curious if you were able to compete yesterday? I hope Jack is taking care of you! oH, AND Jim SHOULD TOO :)
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