Hey peoples!

The last time that I wrote, you could tell that I am in the process of getting through a pretty nagging injury which has brought my season to a standstill more or less. I have some good news to report though! I have been working on my cardio on the bike, which is boring but necessary and also have been doing a more wide variety of stretches and my leg is feeling great! I have been running the past few days for only 20 minutes but it has been 20 minutes of pain free running which is the first time that has happened since I hurt my leg when I got back from break in early January!

I went out and got a stick from Eugene Running Company and it is great. I use it about two to three times a day and it really allows me to get into the muscle a little deeper than the foam roller does. I've been working on icing the knee but I don't really do it as much as I should be. I freeze water in a dixie cup and tear off the top and apply it like a rub on ointment or balm rather than using an icepack, which is also helping tremendously. I also have been staying away from heat. Before I was taking baths hoping that it would relax  the muscle when really it was inflaming it.

These next few weeks I will use towards getting myself back to where I need to be so I can open up sometime in early April outdoors somewhere. Let me tell you the last month has been hell not being able to run but all in all I am happy that this injury is coming to an end and I am able to hit the track and the trails again!

Hope everyone has a good Valentines day!

Ryan