Getting Ready For Racing In Indianapolis

So, I’m going to be late to the party but I can still have fun.  These past weeks I’ve been working on very specific lactic acid type workouts at race pace.   A ligament in the back of my knee started acting up on Sunday while I was considering going to Nashville to race this weekend. I really needed to race today in TN, but with the knee and missing some serious workouts to race one evening (with USAs coming in a few weeks), I had to plan on Indy instead this weekend.  I REALLY hope there are some fast girls there in the 800m.

The knee problem  is interesting. I hardly ever have mechanical injuries (probably because I run barefoot so much). I went to a chiropractor and they said my neck was screwed up (my C1) and I already knew that thing was screwed up.

They took x-rays and what’s funny is that with all those x-rays, they couldn’t find out that my rib was POPPED OUT.  I have been training for who knows how long with a rib popped out. How’d I find out? Well, I wasn’t so happy with the first chiropractor. I felt like she was missing something and trying to put me on a program designed for the masses. I’m an athlete! I need special treatment when it comes to these things!  I know my body. I wanted to be able to point out everything and let her fix it right there, but that didn’t happen.  I got the standard neck and back “pop.”

I called Dr. Josh Glass ( he was at USAs) and told me he knew some good guys here in Colorado Springs.  I was seen quickly and met Dr. Matthews (avid runner, fan, and very good physical therapy doc).  He used ART technique on my neck, popped my rib back into place, and fixed up my ligament.  I felt great afterward and knew I just got EXACTLY what I needed.  I’m so glad that it’s not in my nature to be complacent!

So I’ll be seeing Dr. Matthews and I’m excited about getting the treatment I need.

I’ve been doing some running since that visit and I cannot believe how much easier it is to run.  I wish I had known sooner, but it just goes to show you that everything is a learning curve…even when you have been in a sport for a very long time.  It’s just so easy to chalk things up to “hard training.”

Today I run a time trail in the 800m and then tomorrow I blast 200s.  I’ll have a few more intense workouts at the beginning of the week and then I will go race. I look forward to it.

I STILL HAVE NO IDEA HOW THIS ALTITUDE TRAINING IS GOING TO FACTOR IN! To try to combat getting “burned up” in a race, I’m sticking to the times in intervals..even at altitude. That means 25 for 200s, for example.

Off to the gym to get my “swole on”………………..

Get my Swole on – 1 definition – To work out, usually with weights. To get bigger by working out.