Yes, indeed, it’s too early to panic. The bruises and the strain that I picked up yesterday are still with me today. My knees have some large dark areas that look like they’re about to turn purple by tomorrow. I haven’t yet taken any time to apply ice over the areas, but I will. It’s not that I can’t run with them, but they’re just far too distracting. I don’t want to end up racing while being constantly reminded of my tender areas.
As for my right calf, I knew that I had a tube of some Motrin Active Pain Relief in my bathroom cabinet. The cream was a full-sized sample that came in the race kit for last year’s Angus Glen Half Marathon. Seriously, that’s one cool thing about Angus Glen (besides their awesome lunch offerings): their kits usually have full-sized samples of useful stuff. Well, I popped it open and rubbed it into my right calf. The thing smelled like a cross between toothpaste and a medicine cabinet. It certainly worked rather well. My calf isn’t feeling quite so bad, but I still feel the issue there. Word of warning: if you ever use a muscle cream, make sure to wash your hands afterwards. I didn’t after applying, and minutes later my was feeling both warm and numb.
On top of all of this, I picked up a strained left shoulder this morning. I was talking to a colleague about my exploits last night, and during a moment of enthusiastic re-enactment I pulled something. Honestly, I can’t help but feel like my whole body is sort of rebelling against me. Sure, that’s kind of an exaggeration, but all of this pain is just poorly timed. I still have tomorrow to rest and heal myself. I have to trek over to Burlington to pick up my kit. After that I have to get to my improv class. I need to make sure I don’t over do it like I did last night. No more mistakes. This is it: I have to take things seriously!
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