Things have been going pretty well. My buildup for the NYC Half Marathon got derailed slightly a few weeks ago as my right ankle (tibialis posterior tendon) got grumpy. I think it was just increasing my workload a little to quickly and not taking the time to recover between workouts and I would get a little deeper in the hole with each workout.
It's hard to factor in the work that my legs do all day just walking around, I spend all day on my feet whether it be at work or just getting around the city as my legs are my main form of transportation. It's easy to only see the volume that I'm running and forget that my legs aren't going to recover as quickly as they would if I were on my feet less.
I had to back off for a couple of weeks as a result, but I think I learned a valuable lesson; it doesn't matter how long it takes to nurse my body back after a workout, and overall volume isn't the only thing to think about as long as I can get the key workouts and long runs in, there's no need to beat myself up on easy days just to meet weekly volume goals. I never had to completely stop running, and was able to cross train (bike and swim) through the days when the ankle was really sore.
Overall I don't think I lost much fitness, I have been able to get some harder stuff in the last two weeks. The ankle still isn't 100% and it gets aggravated if I do to much, but I can manage it with cross training and massage.
The NYC Half is this Sunday, it will be my first half on the road and I'm excited to see what I can do. I've been told it's a fast course, and you get to run through the NY streets with no traffic. Pretty good. Prettyyy pretty good.
I'll let you know how it goes!
