OUCH

Yesterday was quite the learning day.

1.       While running from Santa Fe College at 530am so I could meet up with the track club, I was able to tweak my running technique and have an A-HA moment.

2.       About 20min later, while trying to cut through westside park to find an open bathroom, I learned the importance of don’t get distracted while running in the dark.  I spotted the lit up doorways and did quick change of course. Then a red flag thought- what about those concrete pillars??? 2 seconds later-WHAM. Full speed into one of them, as I had focused on lit up area not my immediate perimeter. BAD.

3.       So I was able to jog/limp and meet up with track club and do bit a stretching before the run. I was thinking “maybe it will just work loose” ha ha ha ha.

4.       After a few miles, it got worse and I was now running/limping at the back of the pack. AARRGGHH.

5.       SO, I shifted into lesson mode- finish the portion of run, then run back to SFC (I had no choice) and use it as a lesson. My thought was during an Ultramarathon I will at some point to a nasty fall, and have to run/limp to a staging area.

6.       Lesson 2- I cancelled my afternoon trail run and went with the wisdom of rest, ice and ibuprofen.

Not often, 1 injury can provide 2 different lessons.