As I said on Tuesday I was going to take Wednesday off and I was successful in doing so. Go me. Is it sad that I have to force myself to not workout? I don't think so. Today I decided that I was going to do the run I did not do last week. Not sure if that was a good idea or not. It started off just like any other run I do but a quarter into I got a charley horse in my right thigh. I tried to just shrug it off but it got so tight that I had to stop. STOP! What the hell. I don't stop during runs. This time I had no choice. My leg was not taking any weight without pain. So I stretched out and walked for a minute or two before getting back to running. It was still a little tender but bearable. Then it happened again. Once again I had to stop and stretch and walk for a minute. By now I was pretty upset that the run was not going as expected. I do my best to not stop and for an 8 mile run, there really shouldn't be a reason to do so. I kept going though. I was not about to turn around defeated. I ended up stopping a total of 4 times but I did finish the 8 miles. My left thigh was getting sore and well as both my soleus on both legs. I'm guessing that I didn't do enough stretching before running. To be fair I did kind of just run through the stretching. I was trying to start so I could get done before it got dark. Lesson learned. Don't skimp on the stretching. Hopefully I don't pay for it tomorrow. We will see.
On another note, my thumb is still sore. It will be 3 weeks next Wednesday since I injured it. I know if I stopped using it it would probably heal faster but that means not lifting. I'm giving it some thought though.
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