Let’s get real here. I haven’t been able to run for 13 days now. And it seems like a century. They call me Little Miss Runshine, so who am I if I can’t run?! For a while I was doing yoga and getting excited to become a yogi but then I got sick and now it’s been 6 days since I’ve been able to do yoga. I can’t remember the last time that I have gone this long without exercising.
I’ve lost 5 pounds and I’m not happy about it. I lost the weight because my sickness has taken my hunger. I would go a day with only eating maybe some soup and some calories from drinks. I just couldn’t physically eat. I would much rather have my 5 pounds back and energy. I was walking up the stairs to get to work the other day and I felt dizzy like I was going to pass out because I hadn’t been hungry so I was weak. I hated this feeling. It made a sadness come over me. I see all my friends and strangers running and participating in race and I get jealous. My fitness level is so low now. But as soon as that sadness came over me, I knew I couldn’t let it get to me. I have to just keep overdosing on tea, Vitamin C and healthy foods if I’m hungry, and rest. I slept for 11.5 hours last night and I think it helped. I’m still not 100% but I can finally start to breath through my nose. For the entire weekend my nose was so stuffed up that I would blow it only for it to be stuffed up immediately again. I would go through a box of tissues in no time!
I have to take this as a chance for my body to have a break. I can start from base zero and rebuild my fitness the right way. I was doing something wrong before because my hips got messed up after the marathon. I am going to the PT on Tuesday to find out what is wrong with them and exercises I can do to fix them. They still have pain sometimes if I’m sitting for too long or walking too long. They are much better than before, but I can tell that there is still something wrong with them. This only brings a new challenge for me to have to overcome and when I someday run my goal of a 3:00 marathon, I can look back on this day and say that I was so silly for being upset. There are so many people out there with bigger challenges, so gotta stay positive, find my strong and carry on!
Was there ever a time you felt bummed because you couldn’t exercise? What was your strong?
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I'm currently on the mend right now with the same issue you have – hip bursitis! It's annoying as heck to not be able to run or even sleep on my right side at night. I've done a little PT but haven't kept up due to my work schedule. I have done some yoga lately and it seems to be helping when coupled with the stretching and strengthening moves my PT gave me.
Hopefully we will be back to our active, running selves shortly! Until then, I'll have to be content with cheering on the sidelines!
Hope you heal well! It can give us some time to build up and be stronger for our comeback!
Hang in there! Injuries totally suck, but you have a great outlook – use it as a chance to figure out what caused the issue in the first place, and take your time healing so you can come back strong and ready to run! You will get that 3:00 marathon, I know it!
Hope to see you on the roads soon!