For some reason, it didn't register in my head till I was laying there. A 30/30 interval workout in the morning, followed by a 9am appointment for an MRI. Duh. I lied there listening to NPR and trying to ignore the noises the giant machine was making and my legs were just twitching all over the place. "Lay still please." I hadn't had my coffee, either, and it was making me grumpy. I tried to tense up to stop the twitching, but it just made me more sore. I relaxed and it got worse. I screwed up 2 of the scans. They had to re-do them, I had to lay there longer. Morning=fail.
I'm trying to lull myself into a strange happiness about the possibility of not being able to run a marathon next spring. If this is a stress fracture, I'm off for 6 weeks, taking me through early January, best-case scenario. That would mean starting my training 3-4 weeks late, best-case scenario. Which means more likelihood of injury, which is clearly a problem I'm already sort of poking at. I'm starting to think that, if this is a stress fracture, Big Sur is out.
What instead? More on-bike training. Maybe Sea Otter? Who knows. The possibilities are sort of hurting my brain- did you know Sea Otter is $52 for a 19mi cross-country race?- and I need to chill. Results come tomorrow, then decisions. I hate my body.
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4 replies:
hope it's good news!
Sports injuries are so frustrating. Good luck with this, Julie.
OMG, it's early. You have time. You have the fitness to start training in late Feb Julie! Shit, you could probably start long runs in march and be cool.
did you try any of the homeopathy?
I couldn't help but focus on being able to lay still and listen to NPR. With a three-year-old, I never get to do that. = )
Seriously, though, I hope it's good news.
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