One of the most difficult tasks for a fitness enthusiast is listening to his/her body. I tend to think getting in the workout is more important than rest, which can be hard on my body. Yesterday, in the spirit of focusing on forward progress, I opted to not participate in the Rock N' Race in Concord, NH. It was disappointing to let down my White Mountain Crossfit team and some of my friends from the gym, but ultimately, my knee was not ready for a 5K. Could I have finished? Sure thing, I've done 5Ks, 10Ks, and half marathons; however, I think I'd rather recover fully and enjoy a summer of running and working out vs. pushing through one race that I've completed in the past.
Last week, I went to the chiropractor and they completed some ART therapy on the muscles around my knee and used the dry needling technique as well. I go to Performance Health in Concord and I have to say they are friendly, professional, and very effective! I have felt improvements each day, but still get irritations from certain movements (particularly squats). So after my Wednesday crossfit workout, while I was not in excruciating pain, I did have some slight pangs in the knee area. It was not worth it to me to have to sit out my favorite season for that one run.
Tomorrow, I leave for a five day vacation in Tennessee. While I am there, I am going to test some slow, short distance run/walk combos to ease back into the runner mode. Hopefully this gradual training, and a week off from my more intense crossfit workouts, will be just what I need to combat whatever junk is festering in my knee. The good news is that it does not seem to be patellar tendinitis. However, they were a bit concerned it could have something to do with my meniscus--hopefully not!
On another note, I am finding that I like the morning crossfit workouts. I feel like I accomplish quite a bit in those early hours and the group that attends those classes is very fun and friendly. I plan to keep those up as often as possible. I did sleep through my alarm one morning this week, but got to the 6PM which was a fine substitute for the day.
Workouts for Week of 5/12:
Monday- AM Xfit, lunch walk, PM yoga and short Pinterest xfit workout at home
Tuesday- Brief Pinterest xfit workout at home
Wednesday- AM walk/ lunch pilates/ PM xfit
Thursday- AM yoga
Friday- TBD but most likely a rest day
Saturday- TBD, planned morning boot camp video
Sunday- TBD, planned run/walk and Pinterest xfit workout in Tennessee
Frequency Set Push ups = 6 days of 5 sets of 15 = 450 push ups for the week
Perfect Bricks for 2014 so far = 49 (almost a 1/3 of the way to 150!)
Laura
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