“Mulch is evil” – my massage therapist declared as she tried to work out whatever madness had settled into my upper right quad.
If you caught last week’s WRD then you know that I had to cut my “long” run short …the day after I spent an afternoon hauling mulch around my flower beds. While I didn’t feel it at the time, I had clearly tweaked something and it reared its ugly head during last Sunday’s run. Given how angry my quad felt, I decided to not poke the bear and didn’t attempt a run until Friday this week. Here’s how my week in fitness played out.
Week 23 — A Low-key Week
Monday — 4-mile walk, Core & Stretch.
Tuesday — 3.5-mile walk. This was so needed after lots of time in my car commuting and sitting in meetings.
Wednesday — 3.2-mile walk, Lower Body Strength, Core & Stretch.
Thursday — 3-mile walk and Peloton Bike. Plus a post-work massage.
Friday — 3.2-mile run, 1-mile walk, Core & Stretch. The hills on my route and my quad were not a great match, but I got through the run.
Saturday — 3-mile walk, Upper Body Strength & Stretch.
Sunday — 6-mile run. Although my quad felt a little iffy at the start, it settled down quickly and all-in-all the run felt pretty good.
I think this low-key week was just what my quad needed. And, I was still able to keep up with the #3for31 Challenge and my #OptOutside Streak (Day 43) – so I’m calling this week a win! My plan for the upcoming week is to return to my usual run schedule and continue to pay extra attention to stretching and time with my massage gun.
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I keep forgetting to add the #3for31 hashtag to my posts thanks for the reminder. hope your quad is feeling better this week. I hate it when I injure myself doing something non-running that impacts my running
I’m glad you were able to run in spite of your quad being difficult. I hate when something acts up out of the blue like that. Guess you’ll have to hire someone to do the mulch, lol
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I’m glad your quad is getting better. Mine are shot after my 5K, and I’m not sure why! I am struggling with going down steps though!
Sometimes a little time off of running is really just what the doctor ordered. I’m glad the 6 miler went well! No reason to run yourself into the ground, so to speak. 🙂
Glad to hear that your quad has calmed down, and that you were still able to keep up with the #3for31 challenge!
Good news on the quad.
I’ve had some strange leg stuff going on. I blame it on gardening. Yes weeding and mulching is tough work. Esp at my age!
I’ve been slacking on the walk… I need to get out there more when I am not running.
So, we were twining with our “low-key” weeks 😉 I hope the quad has all of its anger worked out and is ready to play nice again. Great to see all that #optoutside activity 😉
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Glad your quad is okay! It must be better if you completed a six mile run. Your massage therapist is funny. I’ve seen a lot of gardening-related injuries too lately!
Spreading mulch is back-breaking work! I’m sorry your quad was strained. Hope it’s well on it’s way to a full recovery!
Mulch IS evil. I helped haul it for almost 15 hours a few weeks back, and it was the worst!
I hope you can get back in action this week!