I've been having a minor knee injury for the past few days. My right knee started to get sore after runs, and after my 24km run last Saturday (and doing laser tag and bowling after) it was noticably injured. Instead of pushing myself to try to run the following few days, I caved in and gave myself a break. It was tough to tell myself to stop, as I really wanted to stick to my training schedule of running 5 days a week, but during my internal conflict I remember what my friend Tamara told me when Scott and I broken up: "it's okay to be not okay". I know these two are complete unrelated topics, but I see myself acting the same way – trying to act like nothing happened but in fact I'm lying to myself, things are not getting better.
The ability to forgive yourself for not able to always perform your best is important. At rough times, we are allowed to take a step back, slow down and take care of a very important person – ourself.
#41/365 – Stop
Being hurt is no fun. I just hurt my back working out (having bad form as I just wanted to finish the workout already) and I had to literally lie in bed for two days. It sucked but it's worth resting so you can heal rather just always have an injury.
I hear ya, Sarah. It's frustrating, but gotta listen to the body and not push through and injured more. I'm happy to say that after 3 days of rest and a week of very careful workouts, it's about 90% healed!
Posted by: Sarah | January 25, 2013 at 12:59 PM
You're smart to listen to your body. (And I'm so glad you're blogging! It's wonderful to hear your voice again!) xo
Posted by: LongStoryLonger | February 05, 2013 at 11:53 PM