you know how you usually injure yourself doing something totally stupid and lame and when you're hobbling around all gimpy and people ask you how you hurt yourself you wish you had a much more interesting, if not, heroic story to tell?
i've sidelined myself for a week because i can feel the tendon along the sides of my calves is not happy with me. it's a condition i'm very familiar with. and it has nothing to do with anything awesome or badass. but has everything to do with the fact that i'm a fat ass who touristed around d.c. for 4 days with insufficient arch support.
the weight i've gained over the last 6 months or so is no freaking joke. and something i really am taking into consideration as i train. i think of all the extra poundage i'm lugging around and i cringe thinking about the load my poor biomechanically retarded feet have to carry.
anyway, it's a little bit of an anticlimactic start. i'll spend this week doing mainly strength exercises for my upper body and core. but i think a dose of conservatism here is better than my usual dose of stubbornness. see, i did learn something!
4 comments:
Ouch! That's sounds painful.
I had to 'start' back three times before the final attempt stuck! The first two times I got injured (mostly tendons and tissue in the knee) from running more than I should have (in both cases, I did a 4-miler too soon). So on the third attempt, I slowed down. I also realized my shoes needed to be retired. No worries though, you'll be back! And I know what you mean about those extra 10 lbs. (in my case anyway) really taking their toll on your body!
Goodness gracious, I know how you feel! I think you, I, and Josie are all fairly short too, and I know it's so easy to put on weight--because from what I read of both of your blogs, we all like to eat! And not like rabbits! So we have to work 3 times as hard. :(
I'm with Josie though, you'll be back! You go, girl!
I'm in the same place, Jennifer. I keep forgetting how much of a burden I've put on my body, which is developing quite a "mouth" lately. Here's to both of us healing quickly and dropping pounds in the process.
Post a Comment