Listening To Your Body

Yesterday my right leg began to hurt during my run. It has been sore since Monday or Tuesday, and it bothered me all day at work on Thursday to the point that I began to favor it when I walked. I couldn't help but think that maybe, just maybe, I could be injured. It doesn't seem to be that bad though...at least not yet. I don't want it to get worse, so I'm going to do what Amby Burfoot of runnersworld.com says is one of ten laws of injury prevention: listen to your body. I'm going to listen to my body (not yours). My body says: "Something is not right. I should not be in this kind of pain. Whit ails ye me laddy?" (My body has a Scottish accent). Amby says, "at the first sign of an atypical pain (discomfort that worsens during a run or causes you to alter your gait), take three days off." Therefore, I'll take at least two days off, since I'm supposed to play basketball on Sunday, and if it is not better by Sunday then I may skip out on that as well. I could do some work on the elliptical if I want, but we'll see.

Based on another article at runnersworld.com, I think I may be suffering from...(dramatic pause) Achilles tendinitis! It says that Achilles tendinitis is "tenderness in your lower calf near your heel that usually strikes when you push off your toes." That's it. That's what I feel.

And this is where I feel it:

So, I won't be running for a couple days, but I'll keep you updated on my condition. By the way, if you haven't noticed, runnersworld.com is a fantastic site for runners. And I don't use the word "fantastic" lightly. Until next time...

"Whether you believe you can or believe you can't, you're probably right." -Henry Ford