I honestly didn’t think I would make it through the week, but am happy to say I did ~ and with only few modifications of my training schedule. The issue popped up after last week’s long run… my left hip and knee started to really bug me. The signs of an IT Band issue was unmistakable; even on my daily walks while at work, I feeling the aches and pains from it. I adjusted my weekly work out because of it (well at least Tuesday’s speed workout and Saturday’s easy run) My biggest win this week was completing *most* of my cross training and strength training work outs! Except for Friday. I beginning to think I should just make Friday my rest day. Even with the break, I ended the week feeling very strong.
Looking ahead, we are coming up on the hardest 2 weeks of my training plan. The two longest runs before tapering… I am already dreading them, especially with my current IT Band issues. I am just not patient enough to really wait it out. I think my short runs will all be dependent on how my hip and knee feels through the week.
I am trying very hard to not worry about the runs, and focus on the strength training from the cross training. It isn’t easy for me, since I am SO competitive with myself. I know I can finish, so long as I don’t end up with a serious injury. And if I push myself to hard, that is exactly what I will end up with. I need to focus on increasing strength, without stressing my knees and hips so much I end up hurt. I am running out of time to recover at this point.
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