This recap is a hard one, mostly because there wasn’t much running happening these last two weeks. During my week 11 long run I tweaked something in my right leg. I ended up not running until the following Sunday where I ended up doing a four hour, 17 mile run/walk. Unfortunately, the last two miles of this run were walking because I was in pain. We had decided to do some trails and I think the unevenness of the ground irritated the strain in my leg. By the time I got home I was in severe pain. I talked with my coach Jess and she suggested I go to the urgent care to have it checked. I actually ended up waiting until Monday to see if the pain would go away, but it didn’t. One trip to the urgent care center equaled at least two weeks off of running. Thankfully, the doctor diagnosed it as a bad strain, he didn’t think there were any fractures.
After one week of rest I am 85% better. What does this mean for NYC?? It means that I will be able to do it. It will probably be a run/walk and all my goals are done, with the exception of finishing the marathon. The plan is to rest my leg until Thursday and then to start some elliptical training. I may or may not run again until the marathon, but I am confident that the training that I have put into it thus far is sufficient to get me to the finish….it may take 6 hours, but I will finish.
So basically there is nothing to recap except for my long run last Sunday:
My friend Allison was nice enough to run with me for my entire long run and although it didn’t end the way I wanted, I really appreciated the company!!!!
In other more fun news ASICS is having 2 awesome contests going on right now on social media:
- The first is #TrainRunSelfie– ASICS encouraging their audience to send a photo/selfie of themselves running/training using the hashtag #TrainRunSelfie. Every Monday, ASICS will pick one winner at random to receive a pair of their NYCM shoes, which are pretty awesome if you ask me!!! If you follow my Instagram you will clearly see I am obsessed with running and training selfies and now ASICS has made them even more fun with the chance to win sneakers!!!
- The second is #RunInPink: For the month of October, ASICS is asking their audience to run/exercise/get active in pink to support breast cancer awareness and Right Action for Women, an organization ASICS partnered with to make their Accelerate Hope collection. Breast cancer affects us all and by participating you will be entered into a weekly drawing for a pair of ASICS sneakers (ends 10/30/15).
Have you ever dealt with an injury right before a major race? How did you deal with it?
It’s hard to trust your training, but it is the right thing to do. More rest now means a better chance of not being in pain at NYC. I hope it heals fast!
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Just play it smart and get yourself to the starting line. No goals except to finish and have fun. This is NYCM!!!
Wendy@Taking the Long Way Home recently posted..Chicago Marathon Race Recap: No Giving Up
So glad you are feeling better and will be able to do your race. Take your time, be safe and have a wonderful experience.
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I am so sorry that training has not gone your way the past few weeks. But you are smart to take care of yourself.
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I had my first bout with an IT band injury about 10 days before my 3rd ever half. It was the St. Jude in Memphis and I sooo wanted to be well for this! My first real issue too, and I had no idea how to deal with it. Looking back I was stupid to think I would never have an injury but that injury taught me so much an made me dig down deep inside to finish my race. In fact my motto was If the kids here at St. Jude could go through all they have too, I surely can run this race to benefit them! It was just what I needed to keep me on track!
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I’m glad you are okay. Way to push through on that long run. You will have a blast in NYCM! Just enjoy every minute of it!
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It totally sucks to get injured right before a race. Happened to me last year. Sounds like you are quickly healing and I know you will finish that race 🙂
Deborah @ Confessions of a Mother Runner recently posted..Zengo Cycle- A sweaty good ride
I injured myself a couple weeks before my first marathon last year. It stinks but trust your training and play it smart until the big day! good luck!
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Looks like you are doing everything within your control and taking a positive attitude for the stuff that’s not. Best of luck as you wind down training!
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Oh no! So sorry to hear about this! I’m dealing with a little calf strain right now myself and i’m about 10 days out from marathon day. Pretty sure there won’t be much running between now and race day to make sure it’s all healed! I hope your leg is feeling better soon!
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I’m dealing with similar issues for Marine Corps Marathon. I’m going in it to finish it. I plan to make my slow run/walk as fun as possible.
Hope your leg feels 100% soon and that the race goes well for you.
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Hi Toni. Not running is the best thing to do. Not easy but best in the long run. No pun intended ha! Let the fact that you get to run NYCM carry you through. Enjoy what I’m sure is an amazing experience.
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You’ve put in the hard work! You are going to have so much fun running NYCM!!
I am sorry to hear about your leg and sending you healing vibes!
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I haven’t dealt with injury at all because the longest I’ve run has been 7 miles so I don’t go far and I am not out there really long. I like the 2 contests you mentioned and Asics is my favorite running shoe hands down!
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Praying you heal quickly ma’am!! Lots of rest and relaxation.
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Oh, so sorry to hear about your leg. I’m glad you’re 85% better though, that’s a huge improvement! Good luck in NYC!
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Trust your training. Sometimes I felt like I had to tattoo that on my hand and forhead… especially this close to race day. You put in the miles… you can do it!! Rooting for you from KC!
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Ooo, I’m definitely going to start using those hashtags – thanks for sharing!! I did get injured (IT band) before a race – I had to really rest and roll it out!!! I had to spend about 3 weeks just doing rolling and spin class. It was so hard not to log the running miles but luckily I had enough time to recover and still get back into training mode before the race. I think it’s more mentally hard than anything!!
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