Today I did my first test run in 2 months. I completed the first day of the Couch to 5K program.
Over lunch I had an appointment with my ART certified chiropractor. Last week he said to try spinning easy. This week he suggested going on a test run to see how my good 'ole injury feels.
While I am not 100% yet I would say I am about 60-70% improved. I still feel pain but it is not as intense & not as consistent. It is slowly getting better.
Week 1, Day 1 entails a 5 minute walk warmup, 60 second jog / 90 sec walk for 20 minutes & a 5 minute walk cool down. I wore my new Aspaeris compression shorts which I think helped....they definitely felt good when I put them on! I did feel some discomfort while jogging in my glute & hamstring but not terrible. In 30 minutes I covered 2 miles.
Afterwards I rolled on my TP Grid roller & then hooked up my Tenz unit. An hour after my run I am feeling pretty good!
Woop Woop!
You got out there!!!! Way to go. :)
ReplyDeleteThat's great that the pain is less than it was. Bet you were smiling a lot!?
ReplyDeleteHeck ya! Even when it started pouring rain it was awesome to be out there!!
DeleteI'm still not meant to run, but find if I go on soft ground rather than the road or treadmill I'm ok, the hamstring still burns but bearable. What exactly was your injury?
ReplyDeleteHey Sammy - Piriformis syndrome otherwise known as a major pain in the butt! Not fun at all. It has taken forever to heal & still not 100%.
DeleteHope you get over your injury quickly.
Woo-hoo!! Running!!! As you can see I am very behind in blog reading right now, but so glad I got to see that you are running again!!
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