Among the Things that Suck

What the heck is that?!

I've had what I have been describing as a knot in my calf muscle for a week or so... I've been running on it fine for my last couple of runs, but today it just got crazy.

I wasn't even half way into my 12 miler when POW!  It felt like something moved in there and the pain made me stop and walk the last quarter mile (5.75 miles out of 12 miles).  I was (and am) pretty upset to say the least.  This does not go well with my goal of an injury-free, personal record year!  I hobbled home, stretched it out, rolled it with the foam roller, the stick, and the wobble board.  I then put ice on it and took some vitamin I (ibuprofen).  At this point, I'm glad I have warmed up really well to my new cross-training activity of cycling... but what the heck?!

Seriously, I've run much harder weeks have had much harder workouts.  I even decided that I needed to mix things up a bit and not work so dang hard and yet, here I limp.  I refuse to call this an injury yet.  But, again, I'm glad I have already decided, and am doing well at, a cross training activity... but I'm still really mad.

I'll keep you updated... I've got 2 half marathons and a full marathon coming in the fall and this is NOT in my training plan.  I guess no matter what you do right, the possibilities of little hick-ups along the way are always there.