I'm still having slight issues with my legs, but it's odd. When I stretch nothing feels "bad", but when I walk or run on the treadmill or try to do squats and lunges I can tell something isn't right. I'm just not able to figure out exactly what the issue is with which muscle.
However, I've been doing lots of reading (my running book and on-line) and everything indicates that as long as it isn't too bad and I'm not feeling it while walking I should be okay to keep up with my running. With that in mind...my workouts last week:
Monday - Run 5 minutes, Walk 1 minute x3, Run 2 minutes, Walk 1 minute x1. Followed by upper body weights, which felt better than the week before I the muscle soreness didn't last nearly as long. The run was actually pretty tough, but I felt happy that I finished it. I made sure to spend a lot of time stretching out and foam rolling.
Tuesday - Rest
Wednesday - Same run workout as Monday, but it felt much better. Leg was still sore during it (a tiny bit), but the run iteself was boarderline fun. I managed to do squats after the run, but as soon as I started lunges I could tell there was something too tight/wrong with my right innner thigh. Rather than continue with the lunges I stopped and spent time stretching everything out and foam rolling. This is when I figured out that I wasn't able to replicate the pain with the stretching (not that I really want to be in pain, but I want to be able to pinpoint the issue).
Thursday and Friday - Rest
Saturday - Same run workout as Monday and Wednesday and it went well. I've really figured out that I need to get comfortable with being uncomfortable and a lot of this is pushing myself mentally.
The plan for this week - Monday, Wednesday, Friday running. Do a bit of yoga at home on the off days to assist with the stretching. I'm going to put the weight workouts on hold for this week in the hopes that this will give my muscles a chance to recover.
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