Heel. Sit. Stay.
Sooooo remember that time I was going to start running and writing again, right?
Well, what had'a happened wuz that I completed a couch to 5K program, ran for a few more weeks with pick-ups included, and then I decided to do a 5K speed test.
*sigh*
And then I couldn't put weight on my left heel without discomfort. And forget running on it.
I rested and iced and heated and rested - except that I was still walking on it regularly for exercise & work. oh, and I rowed... and all those things didn't help it get better.
So I gave up on everything except lifting weights and doing ab routines.
I ordered new shoes.
And I finally, when the trouble persisted even without running, I went to see The Witch Dr, Dr Rob Green, so he could take a look at it and give me the bad news.
only, apparently it wasn't THE WORST BAD news. It was just I figured I'd really hurt it, but as it turns out it was only a mild thing and I have PT to complete and hopefully after I pay my dues I will be running and rowing again soon. (neither is an approved activity right this minute though)
Meanwhile, I'm going to keep doing whatever I can so I don't lose the 10% of fitness that I spent all of August and most of September piecing together.
On that note, today I did a 45 minute spin class followed by AB BLAST at Golds - and you know what? I didn't die on every single rep like I usually do. I didn't look like I was breezing through it, like the hot muscular instructor, but I managed to get through the class. It went so well that sometime around the alternating side planks and mountain climbers, I accidentally thought to myself, "Hey, I'm getting better at this."
Probably shouldn't EVER accidentally think that in an AB BLAST class, because the next exercise will be sprinter crunches and it won't end well. (Ok, ok... I maybe made that name up, but whatever they were called, they sucked and I sucked at them).
In our next installment, I'll be explaining why I'm stuck at the intersection of "Obsession With" and "Training Plans I Can't Use."
Well, what had'a happened wuz that I completed a couch to 5K program, ran for a few more weeks with pick-ups included, and then I decided to do a 5K speed test.
*sigh*
And then I couldn't put weight on my left heel without discomfort. And forget running on it.
I rested and iced and heated and rested - except that I was still walking on it regularly for exercise & work. oh, and I rowed... and all those things didn't help it get better.
So I gave up on everything except lifting weights and doing ab routines.
I ordered new shoes.
And I finally, when the trouble persisted even without running, I went to see The Witch Dr, Dr Rob Green, so he could take a look at it and give me the bad news.
only, apparently it wasn't THE WORST BAD news. It was just I figured I'd really hurt it, but as it turns out it was only a mild thing and I have PT to complete and hopefully after I pay my dues I will be running and rowing again soon. (neither is an approved activity right this minute though)
Meanwhile, I'm going to keep doing whatever I can so I don't lose the 10% of fitness that I spent all of August and most of September piecing together.
On that note, today I did a 45 minute spin class followed by AB BLAST at Golds - and you know what? I didn't die on every single rep like I usually do. I didn't look like I was breezing through it, like the hot muscular instructor, but I managed to get through the class. It went so well that sometime around the alternating side planks and mountain climbers, I accidentally thought to myself, "Hey, I'm getting better at this."
Probably shouldn't EVER accidentally think that in an AB BLAST class, because the next exercise will be sprinter crunches and it won't end well. (Ok, ok... I maybe made that name up, but whatever they were called, they sucked and I sucked at them).
In our next installment, I'll be explaining why I'm stuck at the intersection of "Obsession With" and "Training Plans I Can't Use."
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