Sidelined

May 31- June 6: 28 miles

June 7-June 13: 23 miles

June 14-20: 36 miles

June 21- present: 12 miles

Comments: Well, it happened. I got injured. Grr! A few days before the Well School 5k, I remember going out for a run and having some pain in my pelvic bone. Studying up on my anatomy, it looks like it is the Ischium that is hurting me on my right side. It didn’t bother me too much during the 5k, but of course when you race you get a higher threshold of pain. The day after the 5k was a rainy day and I had a fussy baby and just needed to get out of the house. So when Ian came home, I ran 12 miles even though it hurt, which obviously wasn’t a good idea. Since then, I haven’t had a run that hasn’t been hobbled and painful. I have taken days off, stretched, iced, foam rolled, and nothing is helping much. I am actually getting more pain now in my hip, quad, lower back, knee, likely from over compensating. Walking is also difficult at times. We were in D.C. this past weekend, and luckily I was pushing Isaac around in an umbrella stroller so I could lean on it.

I know I finally need to take more than two consecutive days off in a row, which I am doing now. But it’s hard. Reasons I’m incredibly frustrated by not being able to run:

1.     It’s a beautiful time of year to be running, and I want to be outside!

2.     I finally felt like I was getting back into running shape.

3.     I was within five pounds of my pre pregnancy weight.

4.     I was considering running a marathon in the fall, which seems impossible now as I would already be behind in training.

5.     Running is the only time I have to myself, except for 8 minutes of meditation I do each day.

6.     I was excited to start track workouts. Yes, I love track workouts.

It’s also tough to heal when you have a baby because you can’t just relax. There’s a lot of up and downs, ins and outs, whether from getting up off the floor after playing, or putting Isaac in the car seat. I feel like I keep straining whatever is hurting. I really don’t know what else to say except I’m incredibly frustrated. I know to many, not being able to run seems like a silly thing to be upset about. But those runners out there understand this frustration. :-(
I don't like I ever pushed it too hard with my running, though I have been reading up lately and I wonder if because Isaac is still exclusively breastfed, that I was more prone to injury. He has little interest (or maybe it's complete hatred) in solids, and gets about a half teaspoon to a teaspoon of solids a day if we're lucky. I also wasn't taking the time to stretch after running, since the little guy usually wants some attention. So I think little things added up to a big thing, and here I am not able to run. GRR!