My left hamstring was very unhappy after my last 5K, to the point where I limped out of the bed several days this week. Thankfully I diagnosed myself well with a hamstring tear, and was not terribly worried. I took the entire week easy, running a lot but only easy miles, stretching, icing, rolling, and by Thursday morning I was walking normally again. The runs were fine the entire week, just a little limp the first couple of miles. Now, I can say I am 90% better. The last 10% will take a few more days, but I can deal.
I am running pretty good right now. I tested the hammy yesterday and ran for 10 min effortlessly at what used to be my 5K pace last year around this time. My form has changed quite a bit. I think I am much more efficient, finally being able to do that ankle lean that I kept reading about. I've been looking over my training logs, and realizing that I dropped 30minutes from my marathon in the past 2 years. This makes me pumped for my next training cycle.
And what else makes me happy? I made the Brooks ID team along with these 3 fasties. Super excited to represent a company with great product, support for the environment and for the overall running community! Thank you Brooks, very grateful I am!
17 comments:
Take care of that hamstring!!!!
Super awesome for making Brooks ID team!
I need to try something like that. But I guess that I would have to participate more in community and do some races first, because just telling people that I am freaking fast without any results to back it up is not enough. Haha.
Well, you OUGHT TO be happy!!! :)
Congrats, AM you are going to be a great representative for Brooks.
Now...about that tear. Keep it up with the easy stuff. You have plenty of time to get fast before your next BIG gig. Sounds like you know what to do. :)
I'm a load of happy too!!
Ah-the self-diagnosis! Yes, I always trust that you know what you're doing but I'm glad you're watching that hammy. Mine started very similar to yours and then I did NOT listen and BAMM out for a couple of months. I'm laughing because I gained 12 minutes on my marathon the last 2 years. HELP!!! Yes, you are definitely going to ROCK your next training cycle!
I could not be happier for you today! SO deserving and really really excited!! Pure Connect are 6.3 ounces for size 8 so a little lighter than Kinvaras and check out the Green Silence! I've seen a lot of people race in these but I've never tried them yet!!
Sending positive vibes of the Run Happy variety to that hammy!!
I'm so pumped for you that we're officially teammates now! Congrats and enjoy the sponsorship:)
Glad your hammy is feeling better. Sounds like it didn't cause much of a slow down! And congrats on the Brooks ID!
30 minutes in two years...crazy... ;)
you are a fasty too !!!
congrats! love brooks.
So stinking excited for you. Your running, Brooks (lets' shop together from afar), and your Christmas tree being up! :) Yes, take care of that hammy. Tell me more about this ankle lean...or send me an article...I have no clue what you are talking about oh researched one! :)
Congrats on the Brooks team! Love Brooks! And 30 minutes improvement - and my guess is you were always what I would call very fast is great! No wonder you made the Brooks team.
AM, what's your gmail email address?
Congratulations on the Brooks ID team!
And great to hear you were smart about taking care of that hamstring before it became a real problem! Excited to see where this state of your improved fitness takes you!
Yay for happiness! So excited for you to join us fellow ID'rs. Going to be a great year, you will love Brooks ID.
Take care of the hammy, ice/heat/advil!
Don't you love when you can self-diagnose and you know what to do to get back to "normal"? Good for you!
major congrats on the brooks team and umm the lean! I am jealous I can't quite get it right!
congrats on making the team...that's awesome!
life IS good when a hamstring tear is handled with so much grace and confidence - nice one. 30 minutes off your marathon time in 2 years - you worked for that ! And congrats on making the team - well done!
I am sightly fascinated with this strength thing right now, I must say. I am thinking of getting certified as a strength training specialist...
So many of my athletes (and me) end up slightly injured and with a PT telling us we are WEAK...
Glad things are on the up and up now!
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