Recovery Run x2: 8.5 miles
May 13th, 2008Midday Run
Ran at lunch time today because I was too tired to wake up at 5. It was the hottest part of the day, and believe you me, Okinawa can get HOT!! I did 45 mins at a comfortable pace.
Active Recovery Steps taken today:
- iced after morning run – I used a paper cup of ice to massage my legs (something I learned in high school).
- read about my injury – I finally opened a book I bought last year. Kinetic Anatomy by Robert S. Behnke, a Professor at Indiana State University. I read one the first chapter on movement, and learned the general concepts, but then flipped to chapter 10: The Hip and Thigh. I found out that the muscle(s) that’s been bothering me is called the Psoas major and possibly the Gracilis also which runs from the pelvis to the knee.
- I did a Power Stretch video with my wife. The video is by Madeleine Lewis, and takes about 20 minutes. I feel like I’m working muscles that I don’t normally use because I feel mild soreness afterwards in my quads and back.
Late Evening Run
I ran nice and slow for 30 minutes. Felt good.
