Tonight, I joined my girl at the UCLA track after she got off work so she could do her speed workout. Me - I wasn't really sure what I was going to do coming in since I'm not on any official 'plan' right now. Last week, I tried doing a lactate threshold run but only got off 2 miles at tempo pace (7:14, 7:06) so I kind of wanted to redeem myself. So I decided once I got there to do tempo run with at least 3 at LT pace. After a 2 mile warm-up, I increased my speed (gradually) with the intention of doing it as a progression run of sorts. Ended up adding a mile to the tempo portion of tonight's workout. Here were the mileage breakdowns:
Mile 3 - 7:13 - 170 avg HR
Mile 4 - 6:58 - 178 avg HR
Mile 5 - 7:14 - 181 avg HR
Mile 6 - 7:04 - 184 avg HR
Final total = 8.05 miles (2 miles warm-up, 4 miles @ tempo, 2 miles cooldown). Didn't really translate into speed per se, but the progression in effort was about right.
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So I heard back from my doctor's office regarding my MRI results..
The good news? No signs of tear or damage to my ankle tendon.
The bad news? There was some mild swelling in that area.
...so, um what exactly does that mean? Well, from speaking to the doctor's assistant on the phone, she said it very well could be posterior tibial tendinitis - my initial fear. But she couldn't confirm.
She referred back to my doctor's initial prescription for physical therapy and a visit to a podiatrist to get fitted for custom orthotics.
My plan in the interim, is to keep running on it - but very cautiously. My hope is that the aforementioned combo of PT + orthotics will get me back to near 100%. I still have good days and bad days with it, but more of the former these days which is good. To be continued for now...
Thanks again for the positive vibes and mojo peeps!
9 comments:
Glad to hear there wasn't any damage done to the tendon. Just pay attention to your body. PT would be good too.
Nice track workout.
Have a happy New Year.
Good news on the MRI Let me know if you need a recommendation for a therapist or orthitics, I've used both in West LA!
Whew! Good news to hear that there's nothing more seriously wrong in the ankle! Take it easy and get better - remember there's always another race on another day. In 5 years you won't remember the day you didn't PR a marathon, but you will always remember the day you had to have surgery....
That's a pretty good answer from the doc I think :) Although it seems whenever they can't call it something else that tendonitis is the fallback. I hope it heals well and fast for you.
What a relief to find out there is no serious damage to your ankle! Whew. You can get through this- train smart and listen to your doctor.
Great track workout!
Check out prolotheraphy. I have a great prolotherapist in Santa Monica!!!
so your 'tempo' run comes close to my 'mile repeat' workout. not fair! glad the results came back decent... maybe not the best but it could've been worse. hopefully the pt and orthotics will bring it right back to good health. stay smart and don't push it too hard when it's giving you trouble.
Good news that your ankle is nothing super serious, although those soft tissue things can be a bear to heal.
Well, I'm glad there isn't any serious damage.
I'll continue to keep my fingers crossed.
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