Coal In My Running Shoe
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A trait, I believe, that many athletes have - knowing the dangers of pushing through possible injury and deciding to push through anyway. I would like to think that our desire to push through comes for a good place. The strength to keep going. The determination to not let pain get in the way. The passion and love of the sport. All great qualities that have helped us all succeed but there is also something to be said for wisdom.
For my past two running workouts I have run with pain in my leg so much so that if you saw me run you could tell because of my gait. It truly looks like I am limping. When I first noticed the pain a few weeks ago, I took 5 days off and felt better and then went back to training for a day or two and back to rest for a few days. So the cycled continued.
At this point I do believe I have crossed that line into needing to figure out what is going on and to not train. If I continue down this path not only do I get coal in my running shoe but a far worse fate may await - the possibility of having no race season at all. Sometimes the stronger act is knowing when to stop, rest, and get help. So maybe with a little Christmas magic and the help of Santa I can maybe change my fate and maybe skip that coal in my running shoe this year. If Scrooge can do it then there is hope for me.
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