Running For Trevor

Take a day or two off. It can work wonders. Have a push-up or plank contest instead :)

Any possible relation to the hamstring? That is where the the attachment point of the hamstring is located...although you may be talking about something else. Just a thought.

Be careful rachelle!! I second Andrea's a few days off.

Andrea - it is actually the opposite side of the hamstring. :( One of those weird pains that feels like it will go away if you just keep moving but yet it didn't.

I need to find me a walking partner for a few days I think.

Glad you didn't push through it. Hopefully a few days of just walking around will be the ticket. Walking isn't that bad - I've been kind of enjoying it the past couple days. I get my "be outside" fix and I know I'm not damaging my legs at all.

Stay away from crossfit! You better check on Paul Peterson's marathon recovery regime. You just ran what? A 20 minute PR sub 3? After running more miles per week than ever before? Girl, you are beat up, and you need to let your body recover. Easy does it!

Really crossfit isn't the answer to all of my fitness woes? I was planning to drop a 450lb WOD after work today. :)

Is it on Pauls blog? I'll definitely check it out. Thanks Kam.

Take some time off. You don't lose any fitness at all for 10 days, take advantage of it. Your body will thank you :)

i agree with the above -- no harm at all in some time off.

if i'm following your description correctly, i've had this before. to me it feels like the muscle is like a rubber band that is getting coiled up tighter and tighter and feels like it will snap at any moment. was it anything like that? try pressing deeply in different spots right behind your knee. if there is a knot/trigger point, you'll know when you feel it. it will be a palpable bump and it will hurt to press hard on it. and that's precisely where you need to press hard, and massage it out. you'll really have to dig in. you could also use a tennis ball (kam loves those, and so does bonnie). it should produce a visible red spot and possibly even a bit of bruising, but it will feel so much better, and it should bring immediate relief.

Allie - that is EXACTLY what it feels like. Just like a big knot that you would think would work itself out with slow running but instead made me fear my leg might break off if I kept running... Thanks so much for the advice! I will work on it tonight.

yes -- intuitively it feels like you can "work it out" by running -- sort of like something just needs to "pop" or "snap" back into place. but until you get it out, it will only get tighter and more painful as you run. the good news is that it is a simple fix, but it does require self-inflicted pain (something we all love).

Sounds like a new mental battle for you to conquer...no running, but learning to love a different kind of pain :)

Glad Allie hit it on the spot and I hope her lovely techniques get that knot out of your leg quickly!

Ahhh what the heck, just get really heavy into crossfit and you can add 1 hour to your marathon time in no time at all :-)

Jake you have got to quit being so dang funny! I think I just peed my pants in the middle of a meeting. I have a couple of friends that the 1 hour regression method has worked quite well for from incorporating crossfit. :)

got to comment publicly even though I already commented privately ; D-- do what andrea and allie said.