It appears my body is not as resilient as I thought. First my knee, and now my shoulder and neck. After a week off after my 19 miles and feeling some tension and pain in my shoulder, it was disappointing to feel pain returning almost at the start of my subsequent long run yesterday.
My running partner Elen kindly offered to take my lucozade bottle but despite this act of kindness it did not abate the pain.
What started off as a dull ache built in to a sharp stabbing pain. I moved my hand around in different positions, lengthened my neck, pushed my shoulders down, but nothing seemed to stop the twinge.
I began to accept that this would be another painful and trying run, and started to wonder if I wasn’t as strong as I thought I was. Elen hasn’t had any problems apart from the general aches and pains of a long run, why is my body any different? Am i a complete hypochondriac?
During our third lap of Hyde park, the throbbing increased in intensity and despite the two of us still being able to maintain a conversation I knew my game was nearly up.
Almost four laps round and I had to give in to the pain, I wondered if it was physcological, but I don’t give up easily. I researched shoulder problems when running on the internet upon my return home and it amazing what rubbish it
A visit to the sports therapist and a very painful deep tissue massage later, and it appears that all my muscles, tendons and ligaments in my shoulders, arms and neck have been so tight that to be honest it isn’t so surprising I didn’t experience injuries sooner.
So fingers crossed with more stretching, ice, ibruprofen, and strength training, my shoulders and the rest of me should hold up.
If training was easy it wouldn’t be worth doing, and at least I am saving money and my liver, by not going out so much. So its not all bad is it.
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