I don't know where to begin so I will start where I left off 2-3 hours ago.
After a painful disastrous 2K attempt to Run I popped 3 regular Advil , waited an hour then hit the Gym again.
I hobbled to the Gym, jumped on the treadmill and quickly ramped my way up to a 6:00 pace. It was still pretty uncomfortable so I thought I would try going faster increasing to a 5:30 pace ... not so bad. Found that the quicker turnover, shorter stride made for a much smoother gate. 2.5K in I was feeling pretty Ok but I decided to walk for a bit. Going from a 5:30 to a 13:00 pace felt OK but a few hundred meters later I ramped it back up to a 5:30 pace again and more or less was right back where I left off before my walk break. Held the 5:30 pace through 5.5K then geared it down finishing off my run logging a whopping 6K.
Jumping off the treadmill I felt better then when I started. Hit the shower and let hot water run over my ass for a few minutes. Dried off and headed back to my workstation. Walking was 100% natural and pain free. I didn't want to sit down because the last time I felt this good was when I got out of bed Friday morning. After walking around for a bit I grabbed some dinner. I have been sitting for nearly 30 minutes ..... no aches or pains , first time in a couple of days.
When something hurts I never know whether its something that I should just run through or give in. I always wonder if its the "Big One" that's going to take me out of service. So now its wait and see time. I am going to Advil up again in a few hours and before I go to bed. When I get up and before I run again I am going to hold off the Advil but may reach for it again if I cant run.
Jurys still out on this one.... stay tuned.
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