I saw a specialist a few weeks back and he is certain I have chronic compartment syndrome in both of my calves. He wants to confirm it by giving me a test that measures the pressure in each of the compartments in the posterior calf muscles before, during and after a run with big needles. This will tell the doctor if I am fine or redlining toward a serious problem.
When I was told the test was scheduled for Aug. 15th, I gave the Doc a call. I told him my concern about my symptoms. They had mostly disappeared and I was worried that the pressure readings wouldn't be accurate considering my inactivity. He agreed, and told me to get back to the marathon training and see if the same feeling returns. He said if I'm lucky that the pain may not return and I can simply cancel the appointment. If it does, then it's a date with the needles... I'm running again, and we'll see what happens.
For now, I'm back! I started this past week with 38 miles. I'm on a 12 week plan and I started that plan at the 10 weeks-to-go mark. I think about the possibility of overtraining in the near future, but I'm willing to take that risk with my lack of time left before race day. I'm stronger than most of my in-law family believes I am- who loves to jab me for being frequently injured in running. They never have asked about all of the things I've been able to accomplish uninjured in my life...
This past week went well, and my 15 mile run this morning was good. I finished the 15 at 1:55.38, a 7:42 pace. I ran it alone, which I do well when I have to focus and push myself. I'm excited to keep getting back into shape and prove to myself how well I can do after all of the adversity in the past month and a half.
I found a steal of a deal on a pair of Nike LunarFly+ 2s and they feel great. Keeping my fingers crossed! Next week is 43 miles.
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