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Thursday, May 9, 2024

Went to Pilates this morning on my bike. My leg is feeling kind of . . . tight/tender? I'm not not aware of my hamstring area at present, ever since Tuesday's track workout, so I'm taking it easy. I went to the track to run the stadium stairs, and I got three long flight runs in (lower plus upper levels) before I was told the track was closed . . . the women's lacrosse team was practicing, and an assistant something-or-rather said it's "NCAA." I've always run on track and done stadium stairs while the mens lacrosse team practiced . . . so, anyway, have to let it go, and not push against his wrong, no matter how right I am, lol. It's a bummer to lose a full workout yet again. 

I have an acupuncture appointment tomorrow morning with Dr. Aaron. I'll do one more treatment and see how it goes. Sunday I'll got to track practice. 

Just a reminder to self--From a post right after my hamstring injury:

"As mentioned, I have had a good 2 years of running about 3 + miles, 5-6 days a week. I have been doing weight training as well, plus the regular Pilates. All I can surmise is the following:

1. Perhaps I was overtaxing my muscles, not taking the proper amount of rest days between hard workouts.

2. Perhaps the fact that I have not been doing any dynamic stretching/warm-up drills before faster runs was the big mistake (though I always led with a slow warm-up jog).

3. Perhaps speed training should not be done on a treadmill. It is a conveyor belt, after all--your legs have to keep moving at the pace even if they might need a slow-down adjustment. The legs have to keep the pace, and maybe that can cause strains/tears/pulls."

So I am not running the day after any track workouts or other running. 


 

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