So the soreness in my left Achilles tendon escalated during Sunday's race, and when I went to the doctor Monday, he gave me the bad news that it's now full-blown tendinitis, and told me very firmly that there is to be no running of any sort in my life for at least the next four weeks.
Which is fine, there's still biking and swimming - except that Tuesday, when I got in the pool and tried to do a flutter kick, the tendon hurt when it contracted, so now - no kicking, either.
Except that I won't give up swimming. I just won't. You can't make me.
I figured I'd just use the pull buoy and still manage to get some swim work in - which was fine on Tuesday. Tuesday's workout is very drill-heavy and focused on form, so I really got a chance to pay attention to my catch and pull.
Today, however, was the masters workout with the Sadist (and yet he looks so normal), and true to his reputation, it was 2200 meters of speed work.
All of which I did with the pull buoy.
I can still feel my arms, but I kind of wish I couldn't.
The upside is that after a month of this, I'm going to be super ripped! Yay!
Sounds pretty bad if you can't push off the wall. Even mine wasn't that bad. I suggest getting "The Stick" to rub out the calves, using Rocktape or KT when you bike, ice as much as you can, and wear the compression sock. Oh, don't favor the uninjured side more than the other, you might get AT on that side too.
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