Well, it was an interesting week. When we left off last Sunday, I had just run the Treasure Coast Ultra (race recap here.). I was pretty happy with how it went. During my last loop I tripped over a root and fell, but got right back up and was able to keep running. No harm done (I thought…) Cue the ominous music and let’s start this Weekly Rundown!
(As always, I’m linking up with Kim and Deborah for the Rundown, and this month I’m joining San for NaBloPoMo.)
Sunday
It was the day after my race, and I slept in and took it easy. I did a couple errands that involved some walking (returned something to the mall) and my quads and hips were very tight and sore. Pretty much what I expected.
Monday
Still sore, but motion is lotion! I got out for a 2 mile walk. Once I got started, everything loosened up and I felt pretty good. After the walk my Garmin told me I needed 47 hours of recovery, though (ha!) Perhaps sensing some residual fatigue?
Work was a little challenging. My right side and right arm were sore from the fall I took during the race. Nothing I couldn’t handle though, and it can only get better from here on, RIGHT?
Tuesday
GAAAAHHHH! I can’t even explain what happened, but I woke up around 4 am and the pain in my side was TERRIBLE. I guess I slept in a funny position??? It hurt to move and it hurt to breathe. I lay there wondering how I would get through the day.
Finally I got up. UGH. HOW did I make this so much worse BY SLEEPING? I decided to go out for a cautious walk (motion is still lotion, right?) It hurt to move my arm and it hurt to breathe- but I walked 2 miles.
Work was almost impossible. The pain is right below my right breast, just to the right of my sternum. This sucks.
Wednesday
I slept all night on my left side without moving, and it actually went pretty well! I woke up still in pain, but it was a little better. I decided to increase my walk to 3 miles. In lieu of another walking photo (they’re so boring) here’s the sunrise. In all the excitement, I don’t think I’ve raved enough about how happy I was to turn the clocks back!
It was a day off of work, phew. Lots of rest and again sleeping only on my left side.
Thursday
All right. Side still hurts but everything else felt back to normal, so I tried running. 2 slow miles.
The main problem is, it hurts to breathe. But it hurts to breathe whether I run, walk, or lie down, so I might as well run, right?
Work was a little better- I made it through the whole day, but it wasn’t easy. Sigh.
Friday
Let’s see what kind of strength work I can do… deadbugs? Nope. It hurts to lie on my back and it also hurts to raise my arm above my head. I ended up doing my hip stability exercises and some bodyweight squats, and called it a day.
Saturday
3 mile run! Everything feels good other than my broken rib (if that’s what this is) AND it was only 64 degrees! Woohoo!
So…. I’m pretty bummed out. If it weren’t for this side injury I would be good as new. I’m thinking it’s a cracked rib, but I don’t know how it was so mild for three days and then got 100x worse while I slept on Monday. Bodies are mysterious, and mine is even more mysterious than most.
However, I’m happy I don’t have any injuries that are keeping me from running (my injury is just keeping me from breathing, ha ha.). This will heal, just like everything else.
Have you ever had an injury like this? Should I hightail it to the ER and get a body cast?
