I stopped and stretched and tried to continue on but it wasn't going to happen today. And so, I walked...2 miles back to the car, it was slow and I hated every minute if it. A couple of times during that 2 miles I attempted to jog very slowly but couldn't keep my pace down and was afraid of injuring myself further.
I'm making crazy decisions this week, including taking most of the week off. Just a couple of 2-3 milers this week in hopes that I'll be able to do 13 next weekend. I'm planning on living in KT tape and investing in a foam roller...any other fantastic ideas!!??
Sorry to hear that! I know what it's like, though, being injured right before a big race. My arch fell while I was training for a half and was out 4-5 weeks. Didn't start feeling better until 2 weeks prior to the race, so I felt unprepared. Then, for another 1/2, I did something similar to you and hurt my hip/IT band. It would start to collapse as I ran and caused me to limp. I couldn't run for 4 weeks. Still raced, but felt the time lost during training hindered my chance at racing how I wanted. Foam rolling was the main thing that helped me! Hope it improves soon!
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