This week, I am grateful that I have some extra time built into my training schedule because I ended up needing it. Unfortunately, I had a slight injury happen with my left foot when I was in gymnastics on Thursday. I was working on a handstand drill using a training beam, and when I came down from one of my attempts, I mis-stepped off the of the edge of the training beam, and my foot kinda rolled sideways. I ended up falling to the mat next to me. At first, it did hurt some, so I spent a few minutes massaging and moving it about. I knew it wasn't serious as I still had my range of motion. The pain lessened after a few minutes, so I thought it was kind of a random thing to happen and that it wouldgo away on it's own as I continued to practice. I got through the rest of practice fine. I did notice that my foot felt slightly swollen in my shoe, was otherwise feeling okay. I get home, go to bed some time later, and wokee up about 1:30 a.m. with a fair amount of pain, and some loss of range of motion. I could put weight on it, which was a good sign, but I was tentative to do so. I didn't have an ACE bandage, so I wrapped a sock around the middle of my foot, which is where I felt like it needed the most support.
The good thing about this is that I could feel that my foot was improving, almost by the hour. There really wasn't bruising either. I'm thinking that maybe I mostly jammed the foot. Either way, I'm glad that the foot is improving, and I'm hoping to get back on track with this training program this week.
On a happier note, I learned earlier this week that my running buddy, Mateo, turned 3! I really hope that I can one day meet him and his family. He is such a huge inspiration to my running, and I can't wait to get back onto the pavement for him. The only thing I'm not liking that is getting colder outside, and I don't have much in terms of winter running gear. I will have to make due to with the running stuff that I have for right now, but maybe with the holidays coming up, I can get some cold weather gear either as a Christmas gift or on sale to buy for myself. I'm trying to avoid running on the treadmill as much as possible still. I know that I will eventually have to do some runs on the treadmill, but I'm still hoping to be outside as much as possible.
One last thing for this week's post: music. Although I've been running without music more often lately (mostly because of me needing to get my butt out the door in time to run), but sometimes, I still do like running to music. Keep in mind that I mostly run to pop music. I do realize that there are risks with running with music, so I try to take those precautions, and still be aware of my surroundings. That being said, I decided to add a few new songs to my playlist, as good songs can also help me find inspiration in my run, whether I find that I like lyrics/message (and find myself mentally changing the lryics to make it running/racing related) or just the overall beat. Feel free to look these up online, and add them to your own playlist if you find ones that you like.
Shakira: Try Everything
Adele: Send Your Love (to your new lover)
Rihanna: Pon De Replay
Walk the Moon: Work This Body
Imagine Dragons: I Bet My Life
Meghan Trainor: Better When I'm Dancing
Sheppard: Geronimo
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