I haven’t blogged in a couple of weeks after a visit to the doctors resulted in no running allowed for 2 weeks.
Apparently I have strained a ligament so was told to rest. After some searching on t’internet it seems I may have upset my Iliotibial Band so I have been doing a lot of particular stretches in order to sort it out.
For me, running is about getting some time alone with my thoughts to relieve stress in addition to getting fitter.
So being told that I wasn’t allowed to run immediately put me on edge and wondering what I can do to keep myself sane.
Here I am with one day to go before I can head out for a short steady run to see whether or not the rest has worked. So what have I been doing to keep my stress levels down and grumpiness at bay:
Making bread and Knitting
and sorting out the junk I have amassed to sell on ebay. I feel I have come through it relatively unscathed but I am praying that rest and stretching has worked its magic.
Will let you know how I get on.
What would you do to keep yourself sane if running was temporarily not allowed?
It would be knitting all the way for my sanity. I’m intrigued by what’s on your needles – that yarn looks lovely. Fingers crossed that the stretching has helped the old ITB!
It’s Sublime Merino Silk Aran which is really lovely. I’m relatively new to knitting so I made a pile of scarves and hats with this yarn as Christmas gifts.
I decided to treat myself on my first big project – a Wrap http://www.englishyarns.co.uk/sublime_book_604.html and used the opportunity to stock up and get knitting