This week has been a difficult week for my training as I was only able to put in 11 miles on top of my normal 8 hours of pool/gym PT. The reason for such low miles is multifactorial with several minor bumps/bruises and a viral upper respiratory track infection. However, the good thing is I have managed to stay injury free despite my current training evolution trying its best to break my body.
I started off the week with left hip flexor tightness. Who knew that finning on your back in full gear for a 1000 meters, treading water in full gear with 15 pounds and doing a million flutter kicks would make your hip flexors so sore. I'm telling you it DOES! Therefore, I decided to skip my Monday run in an effort to focus on stretching out my sore hip flexors. This reminded me that I really should stretch more.
I woke up on Tuesday and my hip flexor felt a bit better. Knowing it was a gym PT day I was that much more excited about the high probability of being able to run. I made it about a mile before I decided that it was still to early to run and I wasn't quite ready to injure myself. I will save that for a more appropriate time :) It was also nice that the power went out in the gym right before I started running, requiring them to close the gym 15 minutes after I started running, and forcing me to cut my run short. Someone is looking out for me.
The difficult thing I'm confronted with on M, W and F is dread pool PT which equals finning, treading water and flutter kicks, and I can't just say, "Hey chief, I can't do these exercises because I need to run." That would equal me getting extra torture and heaven forbid I get more pool punishment. My hip flexor tightness took a step back after Wednesdays pool session but it wasn't as sore as it was on Monday. At this point, I was so on edge from not really running Su, M or Tu I decided to give it a shot. It was a pretty slow 5 mile run but there was minimal discomfort which made me happy.
Thursday, my left hip flexor was almost 100 percent and I was able to put a nice 5 mile run in 37+ minutes. I had to know this was to good to be true. That night I tossed and turned all night as I choked on my own secretions. Yes, it was true. I had finally been attacked by the dread URI. A number of my fellow UMOCs had been lucky enough to have it a few weeks prior and now it was my turn. Then on Friday morning after the PT session I noticed that my right great toe was sore. That night when I got back to my room I noticed it was bruised and swollen. Can I not catch a break. I decided that it was just the best to take it easy this week so I laid low F, Sa and Su. I am feeling better and ready for another week so will have to see how Monday goes.
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