...So, despite having had D&V this week and not running since last Saturday I thought I'd be fine to do another 5k Parkrun this morning. In the rain. After a salty Chinese takeaway last night. In fact I was so confident, I set off really fast, determined to beat last weeks time.
Can you tell where this post is heading, friends..? That's right, straight to the injury couch.
I ignored the cramp I got 1/2 way round and have ended up pulling a muscle in my calf. I've never pulled a muscle before and it damn well hurts. I couldn't even finish the 5k and had to slink away, limping back to the car I struggled to drive home in.
Ouch. I've blown a muscle in my leg on a couple of occasions (walking, not running) and I know how much that hurts. It's taken me about three days to a week to recover each time. Rest up.
You daft moo 😃 You won't ignore the next one and I find that the sense of humour returns pretty quickly. It's a lesson learned so don't beat yourself up. I'm still on the IC after nearly 3 weeks and at least another 2 to go. My charity run Is in ruins but hey ho. Thinking about doing a 24 mile walk next weekend instead 😀
Oh no, bad news!! Have you got a foam roller? If you have then you could try rolling the hell out of it. It'll hurt like the most hurtie thing you can imagine, but it may sort out out the problem, fingers crossed
Aww, thanks guys. I've taken myself back to bed with some ibuprofen, a brew and the crossword.
I'm still having a serious sense of humour failure, especially since I just checked the parkrun photos and I can tell I'm in pain just by looking at them. I should have stopped sooner :o(
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