Sore butt

Okay, I've officially *done something*. My left hip was exceptionally sore first thing this morning, and whenever I get up after sitting for a while. And the outside of my lower left calf is tender and swollen as well - I spent some time last night rubbing some diclofenac into it and giving it a massage.

We get free 15-minute massages at work about once a month, and it was my turn this morning. I didn't tell him where I was hurting, but he found it quick enough - digging his thumbs into my arse and finding plenty of tender spots. He said afterwards that he could feel that the muscle was a lot tighter and denser than on the right side. Tonight's task is to roll around on a tennis ball.

And, in unrelated news, I went to the quack this morning (for a scrip - nothing serious), and got my blood pressure taken. It was around 115/75 - which is the LOWEST that it's EVER been for me. The systolic measurement usually hovers around 130-140, so for it to be below 120 is seriously amazing. Must be all that running...


FRI update: hip is a lot better today after self-torturing with the tennis ball last night. Lower calf is still tender though, and given the thick layer of ice on the frog pond this morning, I decided to have yet another rest day.

I know that if I don't resolve these injuries when they're little, they just get bigger and bigger. So even though I hate not doing anything, I don't really mind too much. My next scheduled orienteering event is on Sunday, so I'll see how things shape up tomorrow.


late update: I lied. It's not better at all. *sob*
Several more rest days coming up...