Wednesday, November 2, 2011

OMG I'm going insane...

Hi, my name's Erik and it's been four days since I've run.  And I am going insane.  I need to burn this energy off!  I'm still not running because of the injury that popped up on Saturday.  I had made it about 1.5 miles before I felt a pop in my groin (same exact muscle that bothered me during my ultra training).  It was a cold walk back in the snow. 

I feel like I'm going insane.  I need to do something.  Yes, I just said this above, but I can't stop my fingers from typing.  I plan on not running for at least a few more days (other than the short run to the phone in which I experience no pain- I saw this as a plus).  It still hurts when I massage the area.  I have full range of motion with no pain.  As of now, I have no pain when I walk, but I did.  Another positive.  I'm going to leave you with this...

Um, I already said...I'm hurt...

5 comments:

  1. Great post! Love the pic & quote. I can relate. Hang in there! :)

    ReplyDelete
  2. Thanks Runnergirl! I was injured for a lot of last winter but wasn't chomping at the bit as much as I am now. I might be able to run now, but I want to wait. I figure that I don't have any goal races left for a while and I reached all my 2011 goals as well. Thanks for the support!!

    ReplyDelete
  3. Oh, and I found the picture on pinterest. I've found lots of great stuff on there!

    ReplyDelete
  4. So it only hurts when you run? I had this happen to me twice, both times because I was sprinting/pushing too hard. Are you able to bike? I found that riding the stationary bike, though boring, is a good way to keep the lungs up until you can run again. And when all else fails, advil advil advil! Good luck, I'm sure it'll get better soon!

    ReplyDelete
  5. I haven't tried the bike yet...but that would require me to put it back together (I took it apart a while back to clean it, but gave up on triathlons to focus on running). But, I do have the extra time and energy...guess I should tackle that pup. Our garage is quite a bit cleaner now, too :) Thanks Tink!

    ReplyDelete