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Fankle Pain

6/25/2014

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The rain has stopped! Hurrah!! However, looks like the humidity is returning in full force, so I’m sure there’s yet more rain in our not-too-distant future.

The morning I went for a slow, recovery paced run, 11km, on a regular route down by the riverside. The niggling calf ache/pain (I guess it's really my upper ankle, or 'fankle' - fat ankle - as its painful and slightly swollen/has a bruised feeling) was still there, and it felt like it got better and then worse, then better, then worse again throughout the very slow run (20 minutes slower than usual). In fact, my legs felt tight and achey all over, and by the end of the run my right hip had started to ache and feel strange too. What’s going on? It feels like I have just run a hard race or a marathon yesterday or something. Perhaps, this is a delayed reaction to my 50km trail race (back on 7th June), and I didn’t get away with such an awesome, quick recovery after all? Hmm… Not good. But, I think I will do the sensible thing, and cancel my runs for the next two to three days, so the rest of this week, and rest my legs (albeit for the usual walking and cycling as transport, and maybe some yoga too) and see how they are feeling on Monday’s planned 9.66km easy paced run. I am still thinking about the 16km run I should be doing over the weekend though, hmmm. If I can, I may also get back to the hotel’s swimming pool for some active recovery pool running/jogging.

I will also be eating lots of healthy, healing foods, and will be aiming to get more sleep than I’ve been getting recently.

I hope my legs are back to normal by next Saturday!! How annoying. It’s got me worried that maybe I have reached my peak during my training and that when I come to run the actual race, I won’t be able to repeat and emulate the successes I have had when training. Hmm, maybe running an ultra 50km trail race just one month before this half marathon wasn’t a great training idea, in hindsight…

 

Have you got any secrets/tips for a speedy recovery?

How many days would you take off from running if you’re feeling sore?




Aaaand, a few shots of the beautiful Gold Coast, in the hope that this mental motivation helps my legs return to 'normal' in time for next week (and ideally in time for Sunday so I can get my final long-ish run in):

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Kristina link
6/25/2014 01:07:45 pm

WOW! The Gold Coast is gorgeous!

So sorry to hear about your fankle. Sounds like a good plan to take a couple rest days to allow the swelling to go down, and hopefully let it all heal up. Pool running could be a great way to get your long run in if it's not better by the time you need to do it. I still haven't mastered how to do it for longer than 30 mins at a time without being bored out of my mind, but maybe you can get the hubs to do it with you to make the time pass faster? :)

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Lou link
6/25/2014 04:50:31 pm

Actually Kristina, your pics today of Fort Lauderdale reminded me of the Gold Coast! Both gorgeous places hey :)
Yeah, I'm pretty frustrated about the fankle/calf situation, but will take a few days rest and hope for the best. Hopefully can convince Husband to come to the pool with me tomorrow too - yes, he makes the time pass much faster, but we weren't in the pool for too long last time (well we were, but the actual pool jogging portion was probably only 30 mins or less?). Hmm, so I've got no tips for how to tune out and 'enjoy' your longer pool running sessions, d'oh... Sorry, if I come up with any I'll let you know! :)

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The running Schlub link
6/26/2014 01:35:46 am

Those pics are gorgeous, so jealous.

So sorry your ankle is giving you some trouble. Rest is really the best remedy, not a solution for a speedy recovery but works best. I just tell myself my legs will be real fresh when I get back out there.

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Lou link
6/26/2014 12:42:37 pm

Thanks! I am telling myself the same thing. So frustrating and I'm a bit impatient with my own body hey... :)

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Kristen link
6/26/2014 02:00:39 am

That beach is gorgeous. I'd be running there every day! My quick recovery tips for sore muscles include a combination of ice baths, compression, and foam rolling. Getting the lactic acid out of the muscles helps tremendously.

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Lou link
6/26/2014 12:43:52 pm

Thanks Kristen! Yeah, I can't wait to be running alongside this beach (or living there either - we have an apartment right there, but haven't lived IN it yet, as we've rented it out while we're in China, d'oh...) :)

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Kim link
6/26/2014 11:39:02 am

Oh, no - hope your pain and swelling improves soon!!

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Lou link
6/26/2014 12:45:10 pm

Thanks Kim, me too!! The race is next Sunday (I wrote Saturday for some reason), but there were some training runs that I will be annoyed to miss before that! Silly brain hey... :)

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karen link
6/29/2014 04:55:48 am

Wow, Gold Coast is so lovely!! I am so sorry you legs are still aching.

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Lou link
6/29/2014 06:11:32 pm

Thanks Karen! They are lots better today. Yeah, the Gold Coast is beautiful! I'm excited to get back there. :)

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Amy link
6/29/2014 06:12:37 am

Plenty of good food + rest + water (swimming always feels great) = recovery, right? Just rest and enjoy where you are!

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Lou link
6/29/2014 06:12:28 pm

Thanks Amy! Yep, I think I'll focus on enjoying the beautiful Gold Coast with my best friend, and hopefully my legs cooperate too! :)

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