NUMERICS! And am I injured already?

 

NUMERICS. REAL NUMERICS!

4:53 hours total (that's it?!)
SWIM 1600 yards in 50 mins
BIKE none
RUN 4.1 miles out of 8.75 miles in 3 sessions
COMMUTE 24.5
STRENGTH 20 mins each of core and leg
ELLIPTICAL 39 minutes
ROWING 20 minutes

Woah! only 5 hours?

So first things first, let's do an honest review, because I have to decide now if I'm doing too much and need to dial back, or if I need to remove something and replace it for awhile.

Only 5 hours, let me say again, only!? My goal at the gym is 60 mins at least of cardio. I was at the gym Mon, Weds, Thurs, Sat. So yeah, I guess 5 hours. 

Of that 2.33 hours was on the treadmill. I planned 8 miles of walk/jog and ended up slightly over that. What I didn't plan or keep track of was the mileage I was accumulating in the run portion. I would have guessed 3 miles, not 4. 

Well let's get to the point. There's a super tight pulling pain in my left hammie/butt crease area. Most noticeable on stairs. I woke up with it Saturday and walked and foam rolled to see how it felt. I still went to the gym, didn't feel it much there unless I was doing specific moves that irked it. Being on the treadmill wasn't bad really at all (denial?!) I was aware of it but not bothered by it (denial).

Today (Sunday) is better? but it's still there. I did some reading and found hamstring tendinopathy kinda fits the area - where the hamstrings connect to the pelvic bones. Rest is needed, if that's what it is. 

But - here's the really scary part. Thursday in lab meeting (I ran that morning) my right pubic bone flashed a few beats of sharp pain. Out of no where, it came and went. Then it was gone for good and no more. But now as I think and ponder and stress, I can feel the pubic bone on the left side having a "feeling". I'm aware of it. Does it hurt? Is it injured? 

HOW THE FUCK COULD IT BE? Seriously? Let's be honest here, and maybe I need to pull the data because honesty in this department is not one of my strengths. (See "guess 3 miles, not 4" above). What I think I've been doing since July - building steps, layering in bike commutes with longer rides, some strength in PT and slowly more at the gym. 

Reality? I bought my gym membership late September and since then I've been a drug addict going 3-4 times a week. 
First week at gym: Sept 27 1:43 hours with swimming and a treadmill run mile.
Second week: 5:38 hours at the gym, with 3.58 miles of walk/run
Third week: 4:53 hours at the gym, with 8.75 miles of of walk/run

Well there you have it, I complain that it's "only" 5 hours" but look at the numbers and try to argue your way out of it. You went from 1-2 hours to 4-5 hours. 

OK so some of it is swimming, lots of elliptical, some rowing. Does elliptical count as a weight-bearing exercise? I dunno, but it's movement and stress on the legs that they aren't ready for yet. On top of that, the walking I'm doing on the treadmill is also new for me - that fast-aggressive pace of 4.0 mph is something new for me. So even though I'm "walking", it's still new. 

An alternate theory - is that my run form is not ready yet and I'm compensating somewhere for the lack of full ROM on the right ankle. 
An alternate theory - I read that the sciatic nerve can be impinged and as a protective response the hamstrings will tighten up to protect it, causing this issue. 

In the meantime, I need an alternate plan. Rest this week! Replan. But don't get stressed.