Long Road To Recovery ...

Time really flies. Been tracking my recovery for the past one over month. Decided not to carry on publishing my recovery on my blog. Will just record in my own log from now on ...

I have decided there is no point in rushing, no point in pushing. So I will just take it easy. I will not be doing long runs from now on (bye bye LSDs ! :P) and I will not be even considering anything longer than 10km for now (AHM? Maybe not liao). Thankfully I came to this conclusion without must frustration and surprisingly I feel at peace (haha). Don't wish to torment my legs anymore than I should. Increasingly feeling that the way I run contributes in big part to my injuries ? So unless I can make a concerted effort to change my running style, I really should NOT continue to run (incorrectly?). That explains my decision.

So for now, I'll just run short distances and the only event I will take part this year (in the foreseeable future - I don't think far anyway) will be the upcoming JP Morgan (which I will at least get a free ice cream? :P the thin bouncing guy who always say he is fat pls remember hor hehe).

Now I need to find a training programme for recovering runnners and stick to that plan so that I wouldn't be running too little/much :P Whoever has a good training programme pls share share with kj :)

Wish me luck in my recovery!
:D

Road to Recovery

For latest, read here

18 Feb - 5.3km run & walk (on road)
Ankle exercies: No
HIP exercies: Yes
Stretching: Yes
Pain-o-meter recorded during activity - 0/10
Pain-o-meter recorded 1 day after activity - 0/10

16 Feb - spin
Ankle exercies: No
HIP exercies: Yes
Stretching: Yes
Pain-o-meter recorded during activity - 0/10
Pain-o-meter recorded 1 day after activity - 0/10

15 Feb - run on the road 30mins 4km
Ankle exercies: No
HIP exercies: No
Stretching: Yes
Pain-o-meter recorded during activity - 0/10 (mild right shin pain for a short while)
Pain-o-meter recorded 1 day after activity - 0/10

13 Feb - swim 40 mins spin 40mins
Ankle exercies: No
HIP exercies: No
Stretching: No
Pain-o-meter recorded during activity - 1/10
Pain-o-meter recorded 1 day after activity - 0/10

12 Feb - Run 5km walk 0.5km
Ankle exercies: No
HIP exercies: Yes
Stretching: Yes
Pain-o-meter recorded during activity - 0/10
Pain-o-meter recorded 1 day after activity - 1/10 (occassional mild tingling pain on both shins)

8 Feb - *HORRORS* woke up with pain on left shin, walk with pain on back of outer left ankle. Run 3.5km walk 0.2km
Ankle exercies: No
HIP exercies: No
Pain-o-meter recorded during activity - 2/10 (pain on every step at outer left back ankle and occassionally on left shin)
Pain-o-meter recorded 1 day after activity - ??/10

7 Feb
Ankle exercies: No
HIP exercies: Yes
swim

6 Feb - run 5km walk 0.4km
spin
Ankle exercies: No
HIP exercies: No
Pain-o-meter recorded during activity - 0/10
Pain-o-meter recorded 1 day after activity - 0/10

5 Feb - swim
Ankle exercies: Yes
HIP exercies: Yes

4 Feb - run 3.2km on track (pain on right shin sets in towards 3km) walk 0.3km
Ankle exercies: Yes
HIP exercies: Yes
Pain-o-meter recorded during activity - 1/10 (mild discomfort on every step)
Pain-o-meter recorded 1 day after activity - 0/10

3 Feb
Ankle exercies : Yes
HIP exercies: No
Pain-o-meter recorded during activity - 2/10 (SHIT!!!!!)
Pain-o-meter recorded 1 day after activity - 0/10 (on and off)

2 Feb - run 3km (pain on right shin sets in towards 2.5km) walk 0.5km run 1km walk 0.5km (Total 4.5km run 1km walk)
HIP exercises : Yes (some)
Ankle exercises: No
Pain-o-meter recorded during activity - 2/10 (SHIT!!!!!)
Pain-o-meter recorded 1 day after activity - 0/10 (on and off)

31 Jan - run 4.5km walk 0.2km
Pain-o-meter recorded during activity - 0/10
Pain-o-meter recorded 1 day after activity - 0/10 (although on and off I felt "something" on my right shin - prolly just to remind me of its existence)

29 Jan - run 4km walk 0.4km
Pain-o-meter recorded during activity - 0/10 (still slight discomfort on my right shin)
Pain-o-meter recorded 1 day after activity - 0/10 (feel some pain/discomfort on and off for both shins - haiz)

26 Jan - run 5km walk 0.4km
Pain-o-meter recorded during activity - 1/10 (feeling pain on my RIGHT shin now ?!?!?!?! *&$&(*^*$&@^%*!!!)
Pain-o-meter recorded 1 day after activity - 0/10

24 Jan - run 3km walk 0.4km
Pain-o-meter recorded during activity - 0/10 (felt calf pain towards 2.9km so stopped at 3km)
Pain-o-meter recorded 1 day after activity - 0/10
Swim lesson - 1hr 40mins

18 Jan - run 1.8km walk 0.6km
Pain-o-meter recorded during activity - 1/10
Pain-o-meter recorded 1 day after activity - 2/10
*(%*&)@*&^@(^!

16 Jan - run 1.3km walk 1.1km
swim - practised for 45 mins
Pain-o-meter recorded during activity - 0/10
Pain-o-meter recorded 1 day after activity - 0/10
Good!

13 Jan - run 1.3km walk 1.1 km
swim - practised swimming for 1 hour interspersed with pool running
Pain-o-meter recorded during activity - 0/10
Pain-o-meter recorded 1 day after activity - 0/10
Good!

11 Jan - walk 0.3km run 1.2km walk 1.2km
Pain-o-meter recorded during activity - 0/10
Pain-o-meter recorded 1 day after activity - 0/10
Good!