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May 01, 2005
Unhappy Audrey
Calf hurts. I tried to go running this morning for 30 minutes (T). I felt fine for 15 minutes, and then my calf hurt for the first time in a while. I had to stop and stretch (and stand there in the rain deciding-do I walk? do I run?). I NEVER stop on my runs. Ever. Maybe for some traffic lights, but other than that, never, for any reason. It was very disappointing. I did finish by running, but now I have a whole new injury to google. I mean, why does my calf hurt again? I tried running around my kitchen-which doesn't hurt (granted, by default it's only a 4 step run). I tried toe raises-which don't hurt. I tried contracting the muscle-which doesn't hurt. There is a little bit of tenderness when I touch my calf. I have theories...like the leg presses and lunging I was doing for my knee overstretched my calf...but I really have no idea what the problem is. My knee felt great though. I found a "ramp up" schedule for people with calf strains off the internet that I am going to try. Surprise, surprise, it suggests walking and running for a week rather than running 30 minutes. I guess I'll try that...in 2 days. Booo!!!
I hope the eliterunning bloggers who raced today did well.
It's gloomy weather here...matches my mood!! :) Have a good one.
Posted by Audrey at May 1, 2005 12:10 PM
Comments
Knee and the calf. Bummer. Glad the knee is starting to behave but bummer the calf is acting up. I take it you all the usually icing and elevation stuff too. Hal Higdon said something about staying off an injury for 48 hours and see how it is after that before trying anything more extreme. Sometimes a short rest is all you need, especially if you have intense training which can put you physically on the edge.
Posted by: Jon in Michigan at May 1, 2005 10:39 PM