Comments on: The End of the World (As You Know It) http://completerunning.com/archives/2006/08/31/the-end-of-the-world-as-you-know-it/ Runner's Information & Advice Sun, 21 Mar 2010 01:50:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Aaron http://completerunning.com/archives/2006/08/31/the-end-of-the-world-as-you-know-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2759 Aaron Sun, 03 Sep 2006 12:19:24 +0000 http://completerunning.com/archives/2006/08/31/the-end-of-the-world-as-you-know-it/#comment-2759 My injury is also one that has beeen difficult to treat because I injured my hip as well as my knee (hip was first a year before but I did not really mention it to doctors), so we should have been working on both, but for the longest time we were only treating the knee. Now I am working just on the hip and I am hoping and praying that it helps the pain and swelling in my knee! My injury is also one that has beeen difficult to treat because I injured my hip as well as my knee (hip was first a year before but I did not really mention it to doctors), so we should have been working on both, but for the longest time we were only treating the knee. Now I am working just on the hip and I am hoping and praying that it helps the pain and swelling in my knee!

]]> By: Lake Runner http://completerunning.com/archives/2006/08/31/the-end-of-the-world-as-you-know-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2758 Lake Runner Sun, 03 Sep 2006 10:25:43 +0000 http://completerunning.com/archives/2006/08/31/the-end-of-the-world-as-you-know-it/#comment-2758 Right now I am not sure what it is - a physiotherapist relative of my mother's who heard about it, but I have never met myself, reckoned it is 'Achilles tendonitis' - however in accordance with the 'denial' stage I googled it and think it is something else - the pain is higher up in the calf, not down on the tendon. The 'anger' stage has not happened this time - though it did the time I was injured just before the marathon. I have 2 months to go before the next marathon this time so it was more 'resignation' - 'OK, here we go again...' Bargaining - I didn't do much of that, but depression certainly set in. I am a lone runner, I don't have training buddies. I enjoy the time on my own, the paths, seeing someone ahead and 'reeling them in' to overtake. I like seeing people I know out for a walk or a run and then meeting them in the office the next day, usually to comments like 'that looked a fast pace you were making yesterday' and so on. And just being confined to a small flat with no exercise for weeks is enough to drive anyone up the wall. Acceptance - well this time I accepted it early on, actually as it happened. But the first time it did take a long time to get to that stage. Then I started blogging! The other stage I am taking this time is actually to go to a physio and find out a) what it is and b) what I can do about it. Will post back here and on my blog as to what it actually is! And maybe I will follow your example of being cautious in reporting improvements! Right now I am not sure what it is – a physiotherapist relative of my mother’s who heard about it, but I have never met myself, reckoned it is ‘Achilles tendonitis’ – however in accordance with the ‘denial’ stage I googled it and think it is something else – the pain is higher up in the calf, not down on the tendon.

The ‘anger’ stage has not happened this time – though it did the time I was injured just before the marathon. I have 2 months to go before the next marathon this time so it was more ‘resignation’ – ‘OK, here we go again…’

Bargaining – I didn’t do much of that, but depression certainly set in. I am a lone runner, I don’t have training buddies. I enjoy the time on my own, the paths, seeing someone ahead and ‘reeling them in’ to overtake. I like seeing people I know out for a walk or a run and then meeting them in the office the next day, usually to comments like ‘that looked a fast pace you were making yesterday’ and so on. And just being confined to a small flat with no exercise for weeks is enough to drive anyone up the wall.

Acceptance – well this time I accepted it early on, actually as it happened. But the first time it did take a long time to get to that stage. Then I started blogging!

The other stage I am taking this time is actually to go to a physio and find out a) what it is and b) what I can do about it. Will post back here and on my blog as to what it actually is! And maybe I will follow your example of being cautious in reporting improvements!

]]> By: Aaron http://completerunning.com/archives/2006/08/31/the-end-of-the-world-as-you-know-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2751 Aaron Sat, 02 Sep 2006 14:45:06 +0000 http://completerunning.com/archives/2006/08/31/the-end-of-the-world-as-you-know-it/#comment-2751 I am really sorry to hear about your re-injury - that is terrible news. Do you mind me asking what it is? It is funny you bring up blogging. I was blogging after my injury as well. One thing that I found is that if I "blogged" about improvement it used to curse me and the next day I would hurt more or things would be worse - so I stopped blogging about it! I started blogging about other stuff that was not related to running or my injury! I am really sorry to hear about your re-injury – that is terrible news. Do you mind me asking what it is? It is funny you bring up blogging. I was blogging after my injury as well. One thing that I found is that if I “blogged” about improvement it used to curse me and the next day I would hurt more or things would be worse – so I stopped blogging about it! I started blogging about other stuff that was not related to running or my injury!

]]> By: Lake Runner http://completerunning.com/archives/2006/08/31/the-end-of-the-world-as-you-know-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2747 Lake Runner Sat, 02 Sep 2006 08:55:31 +0000 http://completerunning.com/archives/2006/08/31/the-end-of-the-world-as-you-know-it/#comment-2747 I know how that feels! My blog lakerunner.blogspot.com was started as I was injured the week before a marathon and could not compete. Is 'Stage 6' therefore 'Start a blog about how you are going to recover'? My recovery was going great until Thursday when I repeated the injury while doing a 5K relay race. And I started at the beginning of the stages all over again...except I have not yet written up the blog post for it. Good luck with 'starting over.' I know how that feels! My blog lakerunner.blogspot.com was started as I was injured the week before a marathon and could not compete. Is ‘Stage 6′ therefore ‘Start a blog about how you are going to recover’?

My recovery was going great until Thursday when I repeated the injury while doing a 5K relay race. And I started at the beginning of the stages all over again…except I have not yet written up the blog post for it.

Good luck with ’starting over.’

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