Pain is weakness leaving the body... or an injury

I'm beyond frustrated, that's all there is to say.  I've enjoyed the changes that I've seen & felt since starting on this adventure.  I love that I no longer cringe when I think of working out but I look forward to it.  I actually enjoy running, which I've NEVER enjoyed before.

So why am I bitching?

Because it seems like there's always something trying to drag me down.  At first it was the skeptics, the sabatoeurs, and the ones who were simply against my choices.  After that, it was the winter of plague, seriously, I cannot remember any other time in my life where so many people were sick so often, myself and family included.  It seemed like every week there was a new illness rearing its' ugly head in our house and as soon as the last of us got over it, there was something new to plague us with.  Despite all of this, I pushed through (as much as I could even while being sick).  We've been on the mend for almost 3 weeks now, knock on wood and then my injuries started.

Honestly at first I completely ignored them and pushed through the pain because I thought maybe my body was just having a harder time adjusting to my increased activity once I took up running.  I thought that I'd probably just tweaked my knee on my runs because it's been icy (yes, we still have ice & snow here in wonderful Alberta!).  I never really took the time to think back to what might really be causing the issues.  I just did what I could at my workouts and RICEd it when I was home (for those wondering what the hell RICE is, R-est, I-ce, C-ompression, E-levation).  I finally broke down and went to the doctor, turns out it's most likely patellar tendonitis or a mild sprain;  I shouldn't be surprised, I've had it before after being hit by a truck in high school and severely injuring my knee but I didn't put the pieces together.  Now because of my previous injury, I have to exercise extreme caution in my workouts until it's better or I risk injuring it even further, especially if it is in fact a sprain because I could tear one of the ligaments.  So now, I have to rest for a week and if the swelling and pain don't subside, go back... frick!  I guess I'll be doing lots of guns n' guts this week!

Did I mention that I have every intention of running/walking a 5km in Blackfalds next weekend?  I still plan on doing it, hopefully WITHOUT crutches but that's going to depend entirely on my ability to rest, which I might add, is next to impossible with 3 kids running around.  Maybe instead of prescribing physio, the doctor should prescribe a nanny for the week so that I can keep off my feet.  Sounds good to me!

Pain is temporary.  It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place.  If I quit however, it lasts forever.  -Lance Armstrong