Today was Day 2 of "Htown Runner Recovers From This Stupid Injury." It feels very slightly better than yesterday, but it's still pretty angry, so I'm doing everything I can to avoid irritating it further. But I woke up early and did a bunch of good stretching, and several exercises aimed at strengthening my quads and hips. Nothing that caused any pain in my knee, just a lot of isometrics and straight-leg stuff. The faster I can get balance restored to my muscles, the faster I can get back to running. I also did several rounds of cryotherapy, which is, of course, a fancy term for "strapping a bag of frozen peas to my knee."
Later on in the week, if the knee is starting to calm down, I'll head to the pool and swim. I'm willing to take a little time off, but I don't want to lose too much fitness. After all, it's racing season in Houston...
Hope your recovery is going well, too. Carpe Viam!
1 comments:
You did great in the half! Keep up the recovery and you will be back to it in no time!
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