After a sore and frustrating week of half-marathon recovery last week, this week has been much better. The legs have felt fresh and lively when I've been running and felt less like they might break down with any number of injuries. I did a rare morning run on Tuesday before the sun came up and I really enjoyed it. The program said to run 10kms so I headed out along the Yarra. It was a tad dodgy at times as the track is not well lit and there are cyclists flying past now and again. At least they are well lit. Couldn't say the same for myself. I need to get a light to attach to myself for these darker runs. Anyway, it felt nice running along the Yarra before work. It also made me later to work than I had planned so I need to get up earlier next time. I hate getting up early but the reward of feeling great afterwards is worth it.
I'm still seeing my physio about the tight ITB. On Thursday it was a new guy. While the other physio seems to prefer burying his pointy elbow deep into the side of my leg, this guy's preference was to apply pressure with his forearm and then slowly rake it all the way down the upper leg. VERY painful! For some reason I react by laughing. I don't really get that but I guess it's either that or I... I dunno... Anyway, for some reason laughter is how I deal with it. So he was repeatedly dragging his forearm along the arm and I was repeatedly laughing/yelping in pain. It's a day later and it's still sore from the harsh but fair treatment. That said, I'm sure it's good for it so I just gotta put up with it.
This weekend has me doing a 6km run on Saturday and then up to 18km for Sunday. Bring it on!
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