I’ve accepted the fact now that i’m injured, specifically I strained one of my left quadriceps probably slightly in the marathon on Sunday, but then because I didn’t take it easier after the race, seems to have made it worse, so now we’re out. It concerns me a bit since we’re just 4 weeks away from the Steamtown Marathon, i’m not sure how this will effect my training, it depends on the recovery time.

I do expect to get out for a walk today, just to keep it loose and the good part is that i’m already using heat on it, and it makes it feel good. Its considerably better than on Thursday, but we really can’t push it… Everything i’ve read across the internet says if I push it too early, its only going to make it worse, so lets be safe.

This is the first long run i’ve missed since mid-July, so I know it won’t kill me in the long run. Its not actually a long run i’m missing, its a semi-long run, I believe I expected to get like 16-18 miles in, which won’t happen. If there was any week where I could recover from an injury, its probably this week, so i’m not too concerned….

My recovery from this injury is just consisting of the standard R.I.C.E .. Rest (no running), Ice (initially, now i’m using heat), Compression (keep it wrapped), and Elevation (keep it up!) .. it does work, so take the advice and use ice for the first 24-48 hours to keep the swelling down, then switch it to heat .. but remember to start lightly stretching it as well, it keeps it loose. Keep active too, just because you blew something, doesn’t mean you can’t keep moving ..

So I’m off to find ‘something’ to do without my 3+ hour run today … i’ve got a long and stressful week ahead, so I should enjoy the rest as best as I can before getting back out to running next week …