Ouch. I have never hurt so much after a half-marathon, but the reason is because I didn't run AT ALL three weeks prior.
Good news: My knee isn't bothering me a bit. It got a bit tired after walking around the Galleria today, but not really pain. The kneecap itself is a bit more sore than usual (as I realized when I accidentally ran into my desk), but that'll heal in time.
Bad news: There is none. :)
My quads and hamstrings hurt a bit, but what hurts a lot are my hip abductors and my glute muscles. Every time I stand up, I have to waddle a bit to get warmed up before I walk normally.
In a change of topic, now is the perfect time to take a small break from running and allow the healing process to continue: it's way too f*****g cold to go outside now anyway! By 7am, the temp will be 30 but it will feel like 11! Yowzas! I hope the school district closes the schools down. I have to use a lot of overpasses to get to my school (there's no way around it) and if the streets are freezing, I have no desire to put myself into danger. Episcopal High School is closed down, maybe the local district will follow suit. Besides, if the weather is horrible and the school district doesn't close down, we'll have only half the staff and half the students and then the day will be all a mess (as happened on a particular nasty flooding day last semester) and a waste anyways. Might as well close us down and keep us safe (and warm)!
Cheers!
2 comments:
Please DO be careful in the morning. Glad you're feeling better.
My name is Robert Key and I am a local area runner here in Houston. I ran the half-marathon on Sunday with my 14 year old son (his longest race to date). I saw a post today of Vic's where he had used an article I had written on my web site about advice for the USA 10 Miler back in October. I read his marathon post for Houston from Sunday, was blown away by it, then started reading links to other bloggers in our area, which is how I ran across your blog. My web site http://www.faithfulsoles.com is dedicated to inspiring, encouraging and motivating walkers, runners and athletes of all abilities, and I am in the process of developing a running blog search engine where people can find and read blogs that most closely fit their own ability and goals. I would be grateful if you would register a link to your running blog with my web site. From the home page, under "Free Features" in the lefthand column, just click on "Link your running blog". Thanks and congratulations on finishing the half-marathon.
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