Do I finish up W6D3 or take one more day off and see if the ankle feels better?
Opinions Please!
I am on W6D3 today, but have hit the following snag: Peroneal tendonitis?! - This is what google told me...
Anywho, I have this slight pain on the outside of my right ankle just below the bone that is more irritating than it is painful, so now I am stuck with deciding if I should just go ahead with W6D3, or take one more day off and hope the ankle feels better tomorrow.
Yesterday was my rest day and I really wanted to wrap up W6 today and take Fri/Sat off to give the joints a good amount of rest before W7D1. I am stuck at one of those "Do I push myself now and reap the rewards later, or do I take another day off, feel lazy and hope that the ankle feels better tomorrow" points. I feel like if I just get off my butt and finish up W6 and the ankle still doesn't heal quickly, I could at least say that I made it to the end of W6 and go from there. On the other hand, if I don't do W6D3 today, and my ankle still doesn't feel better, there's the chance that I have to take 3-4 days or more off to wait for the ankle to feel better!
What are your thoughts? Leave a comment and vote on the poll (at the top of this entry) before 3:00PM CST today!
I am on W6D3 today, but have hit the following snag: Peroneal tendonitis?! - This is what google told me...
Anywho, I have this slight pain on the outside of my right ankle just below the bone that is more irritating than it is painful, so now I am stuck with deciding if I should just go ahead with W6D3, or take one more day off and hope the ankle feels better tomorrow.
Yesterday was my rest day and I really wanted to wrap up W6 today and take Fri/Sat off to give the joints a good amount of rest before W7D1. I am stuck at one of those "Do I push myself now and reap the rewards later, or do I take another day off, feel lazy and hope that the ankle feels better tomorrow" points. I feel like if I just get off my butt and finish up W6 and the ankle still doesn't heal quickly, I could at least say that I made it to the end of W6 and go from there. On the other hand, if I don't do W6D3 today, and my ankle still doesn't feel better, there's the chance that I have to take 3-4 days or more off to wait for the ankle to feel better!
What are your thoughts? Leave a comment and vote on the poll (at the top of this entry) before 3:00PM CST today!
General rule of thumb for pains/injuries:
A pain is your body's way of warning you that an injury may occur and it needs rest. If you try to push through, you're going to end up having to accommodate for the pain, it's going to alter your running form, and you're most likely going to end up hurt.
Rest at least another day, avoid the injury, it'll be better for you in the long-term even though you'll have the proverbial itch you really want to scratch by getting out there and finishing up this week.
Give it another day and see how it feels. Maybe you could cross-train on a bike if you feel you really need to move. Don't risk injuring it further.
Rest... and if you think it is peroneal tendonitis, see an ankle specialist. If it's just beginning, it may be that you need different shoes, but I'd get it checked out anyways by a doctor. A couple years ago, I was racing and felt something in my ankle and just tried to rest and ice it for about six months, and it turned out that I disattached ligaments that hold the peroneal tendon in place, and had a very slight tear in the tendon itself which was only correctable by surgery. I've read that there may be less invasive corrective measures if you fix it right away. Fingers crossed that it's not that!