Uggh, Injuries

Nothing says spring like a few injuries from pushing too hard. I have what I can only guess are stress fractures in my shins and ankles. When I am walking there is virtually no pain, but when I pick it up to a run I get a pretty intense pain along my shin bones and into my ankles. Naturally, I am unhappy about this and since I have a 1.5 mile race on the 7th I am Really not happy about it. I am going to get through that one and then see about taking a 6-8 week break. Wish me luck!

Apparently I am a Clydesdale

So there is a name for big runners, and that name is "clydesdale." I found this out looking through some of the runners blogs. At first I thought that this kind of sucked, but I am coming to embrace it.

I went to the physical therapist this afternoon and the doc gave me some stretches and exercises that I can use to get this back problem situated. The funny part is that all of the exercises and stretches I already do in yoga...or I do occasionally, and apparently need to do a lot more.

So I have started to increase my Yoga and decrease my running for a while. I also did spin class and some strength training. All of this as part of my plan to get back in shape for the summer. Oh yeah, and to be in shape for the birth of our first child. Cause I wanna be able to keep up. Tomorrow Jessi and I learn the sex of our baby! woohoo!

Disaster

I have been laid up for a while with some pretty intense back pain. But thanks to a real good massage on Saturday and a trip to the chiropractor today, I am feeling much better and should be able to hit the road again in a couple of days! I can't wait! There is just one little problem. I am going to the Doc's on Wednesday to have them look at my back and my shins. Hopefully nothing is wrong, but I have had some pretty consistant pain in my legs after every run. I hope I don't have to take too much time off.