I'm a patient man, but I'm also someone who likes making plans and does not like to have them change. The strain I suffered on Saturday knocked out my 12.5 mile run Sunday and I had a recovery day Monday anyway. Tuesday, and it was still a little tight but Wednesday morning nothing felt out of place or out of sorts and I was prepping food wise and mentally for a 4.6 mile run to ease back into it.
But come three o'clock, there was something there, as my right foot left the ground, a faint niggle would flutter (if niggles 'can' flutter!) So I reigned myself in for another day. That's three planned training sessions missed and possibly one tomorrow. The upside is, if I go out Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, that's four in a row, building the mileage back up which is manageable, whereas going out tonight would have been five and I think (if you'll excuse the pun) a bit of a stretch!!!!
What I've said all along is that I'd rather lose a weeks training now, than get back too early and cause a problem that knocks me out for four weeks etc.......
Injuries are a frustration, but not unexpected. Three years ago I had a break in training due to illness on week 10 and the last four weeks I wasn't able to put in any mileage because of groin strain, though by that point the hard work had been done! This is week 5, with 10 proper training weeks to go, in the grand scheme of things it's a minor blip, but one I must not exacerbate.....
We'll see what tomorrow holds.......
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