Can you smell the crazy?
I am sitting in my living room after having worked from home today, and I gotta say, I feel terrible.
Today was officially one week since I have gone running. Since January of this year, this is the longest I have not run by double. There is no end in sight.
Tomorrow I start PT, which I am grateful for. At least it will give me something to focus on.
Much like quitting smoking, I have reoccurring thoughts about running almost all day long. For a while I will get caught up in some piece of work and forget, but then it will occur to me and that same vague feeling of absence, of something being missing, will creep in. It’s eerie how similar the two are. Of course there is no physical addiction to keep dragging my mind back to it over and over again, and I can actively “put it off” till later.
And in this case, running is actually good for me, so not doing it has no upside.
This brings me to my last point for the day. My hip feels marginally better. And when I say marginal, I am not being goofy, I really mean it. It’s a slight degree better. This worries me. Usually with overuse problems I have had in the past, a week off would have cured it all, however a week in, and I have no idea how much longer it will take to feel “fine”. That is unnerving. The doctor said that if I am not better in 3 weeks I’ll go for an MRI. The idea that I could still be not running in 3 weeks makes me sick to my stomach.
Ugh. I’m sorry. I can’t imagine. It would be as if coffee was taken away from me on top of quitting smoking. Assuming that coffee was as good for me, that is.
“And in this case, running is actually good for me, so not doing it has no upside.”
No, running is only good for you when you’re not overdoing it and hurting yourself. The upside of not doing it is giving your body time to heal and not hurting it further.
And I’m sure you know that, I just don’t want you to get away that easily with saying not running has no upsides. ;)
Yikes… it won’t be 3 weeks. That is a scary thought though. I gotta work with you.
Maggie, Yeah, it stinks. I am dealing with it though. I suppose I could have it much worse and I should be thankful for what I do have.
Melissa, Zip it. It’s called self pity :) I know, I know. I need rest, but in comparison to smoking…there is no upside :)
Edog, yeah if I don’t get a run in soon I might have a breakdown in the kitchen…or in my cube listening to strange noises…
Not sure if more advise is what you need, but that’s never stopped me before ;)
Can you do some other form of exercise for a while? Swimming? Biking? I know it’s not running, but at least it’s something. In general it might be a good idea to interleave running with something else. Running is pretty high impact. I’m afraid that if you try to keep running as much as you have been recently you’ll consistently get injuries like this.
One more suggestion. Going for walks is good too. Walking is much easier on your body than running (no pounding).
David,
I agree. I just don’t want to agree :) Because this was the most I have ever run and I was doing so without too many issues I was hoping I could keep going up, but it seems I have hit a bump.
I suppose it will be a matter of “try and see” and I’ll have to listen to my body. I want to run more than I am (30 -35 miles per week), but I will need to work up to that a little slower than I was.
I plan to join a gym and try to do some other stuff. It goes without saying (though I am saying it any way) I would rather be running.
I appreciate the suggestions though. Feel free to speak openly on nathanpowell.org :)
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