Training Log Archive: W

Got out on the bike yesterday for a non-weight bearing mountain bike ride to the shop. Didn't ride very hard, no specific explosion of power, stayed smooth, and quite frankly, was a lazy cyclist. Nevertheless, the hamstring felt tight (as if I'm recovering from a horrible cramp), and had some intensive heat sensation where it was cover in KT tape. Probably the good kind of heat, but it was definitely burn-y nevertheless.

So, yeah, I pulled my hamstring at soccer on Tuesday.

Unlike my foot, I can't just run through the pain on this one. I am unable to push off without a lot of pain, which pretty much eliminates any running at all. Given that important races are a week away, I'm taking this much more seriously. Its been taped up, I'm popping anti-inflammatories, completely stopped training, ice 5-6 times a day, wrap it for the compression, stretch very gently, and silently weep when no one is looking.

Maybe I'll do an hour of core tomorrow.

C • hamstring 1

Hobbled.

Pulled my hamstring at soccer yesterday. Foot is generally fine, but can't extend my leg very well or do any sort of push-off.

No swelling to speak of, so it mostly feels like a really horrible cramp. Many years of being injury free is finally coming back all at once.

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I'll stop elaborating for the time being.

Ran over to Mill Creek to do an old Medium course from a Wednesday night event. I tried to make a point of keeping my map flat even while running, constantly rotating the map to ensure it was properly oriented, keeping my thumb where I am, all those good habits that I almost rarely do. Also tried to stop cracking my compass thumb on the fly, totally whacks out my compass.