Well I ran in with Kim Slater and a handful of others and while my leg did not hurt or even bother me that day, it did hurt the next morning which lasted the day. I decided to take the rest of the week off and then see the doctor on Monday. He told me that it was tendinitis, that I should continue the stretching and icing and to run twice a week - one short and one long to see how it felt. Most importantly though he told me to make sure I was cross training to get sufficient cardio exercise. I rejoined the gym that afternoon and have spent each day at the gym using the rower, the eliptical, the bike and some of the weights that involve using the leg.
On Thursday, we ran from CHSS to the 4K marker and then back. I intended to run back to the Lester Centre before returning to CSSS (8K) but decided to return the way I came so about 7K. The leg was fine (slightly sore) but no problems the next day. I just ran 14K this morning and between stretching and icing I am hoping that it remains no worse than what it feels like right now - slightly sore but a muscle sore not the tendon pain that I was feeling before.
I still have a month. I hope to run 16K next week. The following week is the Cannery Run and I will run just 10K that week. The following week I will try 18K and the week after that I will run 10 again before the Victoria half marathon the week after that. I am hoping that I will be ready.
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