I ran 12 miles yesterday afternoon. I kept putting it off all day. My legs felt tired all day and I debated riding the bike instead.
My right leg has a funny pain in the joint below my knee. I only feel it when I twist funny or move my foot in a certain way. If I stand with my feet about 6 inches apart, and then move my right foot out to the side about a foot and drag the ball of my foot along the floor (like I’m trying to brush sand into a little pile next to me), I feel the pain in the bone/joint below my knee. Inside, not at the surface or near the kneecap. I’m thinking something got tweaked on a run. Hopefully its nothing more. Since I had the stress fracture, I’m very nervous about anything that feels like “bone pain”.
Saturday I rode my recumbent bike instead of running the 5 miles. My leg seemed to respond well, in that there was less pain and much less frequently.
So I ran on Sunday in Saratoga. Horrendously cold. My belly was frozen. I had to guess the number of loops to make up 12 miles and ended up about a half mile from the car at the end. It was a good length to cool down, but I was damn cold by the time I got back.
The run went well. I like the long steady hills going into and coming out of the town. I averaged about a 9:30 pace, which is where I want to be for the long runs.
I’m kind of sore today, so I will try some light stretching. Tomorrow will be the big day to feel the pain from the long run. I will use the recumbent bike again tonight, instead of my usual switch-off of Tuesday’s 3-miler. No scouts this week, so I can run on Tuesday instead. I think the cross-training is better right after the long run.
You know what they say – if it hurts when you do that, then don’t do it! Just kidding. That sounds like an odd pain. I hope it only lasted for that one run and that it has worked itself out now. Sounds like your right on schedule with training though!
Yeah, it was flippin’ freezing on Sunday. That’s a great pace for a 12 miler. Good going.