Damn it.
I hurt the IT band on my left knee at Cascade Crest 100 so because of that and my insane blisters I took one full week off from any sort of impact activity. I guess it was not enough.
I was just walking each flight today and going up felt fine but going down after about 20 minutes started to irritate my left knee. So what did I do? Like an idiot I kept going. I need to work on knowing when to pull the plug on workouts. Especially since I have still have several goals for this fall.
About 20 or 30 minutes in this couple showed up both looking uber fit. After another 20 minutes they took a breather at the top and suddenly when I show up the guy says, "He Martin...!" Turns out it's Leif Clarke and wife Colleen. We chatted for a minute and agreed how efficient running is compared to cycling if you want to just get in a workout and then I got back to it; 'it' being making my left knee worse.
About 50 minutes in I finally had myself convinced to call it quits when this woman who had been there pretty much as long as I had said in passing, "You are an animal on these!" What does Martin do? He does one more flight instead of going to the car.
Now I am in pain, I feel stupid (because I AM stupid) and I get to see how long it will take for my IT band to recover.
| Sleep | 7 |
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| Workout Food | large bottle w/1 scoop HEED and 1 tablet Nuun |
| Injuries | left IT band is sore and irritated |
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| Time of Day | 11:30 AM |
| Workout Type | endurance |
| Weather | mid 70s, sunny, dry, calm |
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| Equipment | Brooks Launch, Garmin Fenix |
| Clothing | Brooks 5" Essential Run Short, Headsweats Visor |
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