Remember how two weeks ago, snowboarding made my tibialis hurt so badly that I called it quits for the day? After that painful snowboarding adventure, I went home and I ran 4 miles, which caused more pain. So I paused my training plan, and didn’t run again for 5 days or so.
Well, things are looking up! Since that 5-day break, I’ve gotten right back on the training plan. Sort of. I’m still doing all my miles as 2/1s (2 minutes of running to 1 minute of walking), but my plan from the beginning has been to modify my training as needed for recovery. I’m actually super proud of how well I’ve done with holding off when things hurt.
Best of all, I went snowboarding this weekend, and fierce is back, my friends! I have my snow legs back! Every snowboarding season, it takes a little while to get back into snowboarding shape. Back in the day, when I got to ride 4-days-a-week, this meant one excruciating week of pain, typically in my lower legs and feet. Now, since I can’t ride during the week like I did before, it takes longer to get my body back in shape for snowboarding, as I’m out there challenging it so much less frequently.
This year, compound my typical beginning-of-the-snowboarding-season aches and pains with the fact that I’m still recovering from a running injury AND am generally out of shape from not being able to run, and it was disastrous.
Oh, except, I forgot to tell you: I also am a huge wuss, so tend to be somewhat tentative at the beginning of the snowboarding season as well. I get slow on runs that I should be able to speed down. I pause on double blacks. I sit down in the middle of runs. A lot. Like such a wuss. But really, I know I have it in me, and shouldn’t be afraid.
So, with all those things hurting my riding, it was a rough season for two months.
But today: I got my fierce back! My legs felt fine except on long traverses. And I felt confident and happy on my board. Like I should be! Okay, well, I was still a little scared on runs that I know in my heart of hearts that I should fly down, but I know I’ll get there, slowly but surely. In general, I was looking and feeling so much stronger on my board!
Here’s to a great season of fierceness and powder turns!
Do you ever not perform well at certain activities out of fear? What snaps you out of it?
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Tasha @ Healthy Diva
January 27, 2013 at 8:56 pm (UTC -7) Link to this comment
I love snowboarding, I am just really bad at it. Glad that you are able to enjoy it this year. Hopefully you will get to go a lot more before the season is over.
runfundone
January 28, 2013 at 7:54 pm (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Donna Boudreau
January 28, 2013 at 8:21 am (UTC -7) Link to this comment
I came across your blog in my neverending pursuit in getting rid of my Trendelenburg gait. About 4 years ago I developed a stress fracture in my femoral neck from running. Once it was healed I tried to get back to running and was told that I run “funny”. So, I stopped for a while, thought maybe I was healed yet, took up cycling and keep coming back to running but it just gets worse. Of course I keep trying to run on a treadmill because I’m so self conscious of how I look and I don’t know if that’s part of my problem. How is it going with your hip drop?
runfundone
January 28, 2013 at 7:53 pm (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Hi Donna! I haven’t had my gait reanalyzed since learning that I have tendelenburg gait. I changed my gait from a heel-strike with overpronation to a forefoot strike. My guess is that my hip is not dropping as much, as I’ve increased my cadence so much that there’s less time for it to drop, but I’m not 100% sure. My PT gave me a lot of exercises to do aimed at strengthening my hip and core, but I’ve been less than compliant with them. Good luck with your recovery!
Kierston
January 28, 2013 at 5:47 pm (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Conquer your fears!
runfundone
January 28, 2013 at 7:49 pm (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Thanks, Kierston!
Julie @ Sweetly Balanced
January 29, 2013 at 5:29 am (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Yay! Great job on getting back out there. I take a gymnastics class and our coach always tells us that fear will be the first thing to get you injured!!
runfundone
January 31, 2013 at 5:22 pm (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Ha! That’s so true! I used to be a snowboard instructor, and I’d tell my students that is was all a mind game! You’ve got to stay confident!