I thought about making the title of this blog more dramatic, but I thought that might scare some readers; haha. Anyways, since the marathon ended, there have been a few things that I have not liked. This blog post(obviously) will explain some of those things.
Number one on the list: the fact that I haven't been able to run
After the marathon, I took a week off and felt good. I went to work on Sunday(10/20) and thought I would run the next day. Unfortunately, my plan did not work out. My clumsy self decided to walk into some metal pole. I am still not sure what I walked into, but I thought nothing of it and thought it would just be a bruise or temporary pain.
My knee did not even hurt on the walk to the train station. However, the pain came when I sat down and had my knee at a 90 degree angle. I thought straightening would help it, but that only made it worse! I atill thought the pain would not last long, but it continued to hurt when I tried to stretch later that night.
Ten days later, my kneecap/patella/whatever I hit, still hurts. The one positive is that today is the first day I woke up actually being able to bend my knee. Lately I have been icing and taking ibuprofen for the pain ann I hope it is helping. Anytime, I think I am getting better, the pain shows up again.
I forgot to mention that a doctor that I know thinks it is just a bruised kneecap. I am hoping this gets better before I have to go see a doctor. It is definitely my style to get an injury that is not running related. I would love to get crutches so I do not have to walk on it at all, but that might be a little dramatic.
Number two on the list: my water consumption
This may seem like a minor complaint, but it is really frustrating me. Up until a few weeks ago, I drank a least 100oz. of water everyday day. Lately it has been pretty awful. I have been trying to figure out why this has been the case and I can only blame myself.
The water consumption has been better today than it has been in a while. I am about halfway to my goal and hope to make it a consistent goal. My body definitely feels better when I get a lot of fluids in it. Hopefully this is something I am not complaining about in the near future.
Number three on the list: My eating habits
Boy, have they been horrible since the marathon ended. Normally, this is not something that I would complain about because of my running. I think I ate pizza everyday last week due to work related functions. I love pizza and carbs in general, but when I am not running, I need to a little more health conscious. With that being said, I am having pizza for dinner tonight!
Thanks for letting me complain a little. It is not something that I like doing a lot, but it is ok every onee in a while. Hopefully the next too at will be about my first run since the marathon. Thanks for reading.
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