Monday, April 13, 2015

Another Set Back

I haven't run since Wednesday.  It seems like my peroneal / ankle / calf issue flared up, causing too much pain to safely go for a run. Instead, I focus on stretching, icing and compression.  

I woke up with pain on Thursday and by Thursday night was limping around.  Friday, I woke up with less pain and did some "yoga for runners" in the evening.  The yoga took the pain away, which was pretty amazing.  I woke up on Saturday with just a little bit of pain, but it went away shortly after my morning stretching.  Sunday's pain was actually worse than Saturdays, I was really stiff and the bottom of my foot was pretty achy.  Phill and I did more "yoga for runners", and the pain went away again.  The pain came back later, but by the end of the night I was moving around just fine.  I, of course, iced and rolls all of those days. 

Today, the pain is all gone.  I think I will do a very slow 2 mile run, but stop if my ankle or good starts to hurt.  I am icing as I type this post. 

I'm not really sure what caused this flare.  It could be that I introduce too many drills and lower leg excercies into my routine, causing inflammation and tension on the leg muscles that affect the peroneal tendon. 

This is a bummer, but I am hoping that with my extra stretching, icing, and rest I've been able to stop myself from full blown injury. 


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