Running

I'm a runner. I try to run 7 days a week with 3.5 miles for each run. For those of you who don't run I know that sounds crazy, but once you start running you don't want to stop. I love running, it's the best stress reliever there is....even better than cigarettes (which I used to smoke constantly).

About 2 days ago while on my run I had an awful pain stabbing my leg with every step I took. It wasn't painful enough to make me stop running, but it wasn't a pain that I was able to ignore- but I still continued to run. The next day I went running and I felt the pain again as soon as I took my first stride, but I kept going anyway. I made it about 2.5 miles before I couldn't ignore it anymore and HAD to stop, the pain shot right up into my leg and was intense! With that said, I looked ridiculous the last leg of my run hobbling all the way back to my campus. It was quite a sight, me limping a mile back to campus all the while talking under my breath and swearing up a storm at my leg for ruining my run.

My friend, who is also a runner and more experienced, had a similar pain a few weeks ago and told me that I should lay off running for a few days to let my leg rest. I was not a fan when she said this to me, I didn't want to stop running, I didn't even want to miss one day! But I had no choice, I'd rather miss a day of running than do something serious to my leg that would cause me to stop running for a longer period of time.

So, after taking two days off of running, I CANNOT wait to go running tomorrow. I didn't run today because I wanted to make sure that my leg was okay and fully rested. I feel very awkward skipping my daily running routine and I miss it (I'm strange, I know). It's weird to think how skipping one little part of your day can throw everything else off and make one feel tense, like they're forgetting something important.