Sore Leg

After the good run last Sunday this week was tough. My tendonitis continued to bother me and a sore shin got much worse. I recovered pretty well from the 1/2 marathon but during my recovery run on Monday my tendonitis got really bad. I decided to cut back on the swimming and running the rest of the week to rest the tendonitis.

I swam Friday and and the leg felt pretty good during and after the swim. Saturday was supposed to be a long run (1 hour and 50 minutes) but in discussions with my coach we cut it back. I ended up running 1:10 during which my sore shin got much worse. I actually think I tore or strained the shin muscle but it got to the point where I was limping pretty severely at the end of my run and could hardly walk afterwards. The run was fun as it was in a snowstorm, yep it's cold and snowy in Seattle. I got acupuncture later in the day which reduced the swelling but the shin was still really sore, I'm now on a regiment of rest and ice for a few days in hopes of it healing. This will also hopefully give my tendonitis a chance to heal as well.

Funny enough it was this weekend last year that I crashed on my bike and broke my hand so it's a bit of deja vu. Better to rest now and get to the race though. It's always tougher mentally than physically to not workout but I'm sure it will be the best in the long run as I actually need to be healthy enough to train to actually get to the race.

My previous post about the Ironman World Championships I noted the great performances of a few of the pro's who despite not having good days still finished the race no matter how long it took in the spirit of the Ironman. The NBC coverage of the race was on yesterday and they highlighted these performances was great to see.

Here's to rest and icing this week. Hopefully I'm on the mend.