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Gonna try again tomorrow
January 14, 2010By Reid Coolsaet
I put off writing a blog for a few days in hopes of delivering better news about my running. Thankfully the last few days have gone well and I’m back on track, (pun intended). This is what happened… A week ago Monday I had a good workout with Taylor Milne but my back was a little sore. A few hours after the workout my back was really sore and it felt very similar to the injury that put me out for a few months back in 2008. I wasn’t overly worried about any damage already incurred however, I was very concerned about it getting any worse.
By 9:15 he next morning I was in to see my chiropractor, Aras Kvedaras, and he confirmed that my disc was interfering with my nerve. He treated me a few times over a couple of days while I rested. I spent the next few days in the pool and on the stationary bike maintaining fitness. Subtle things such as pruned fingers from 1 hour and 50 minutes in the pool and transforming my TV room into a spin bike studio reminded me of last winter when all I did was cross-train. With more help from my physiotherapist, Brenda Scott-Thomas, I started to feel better and was running by the week’s end. There were a few more days of X-training mixed with running and now I’m feeling much better. I only missed three running workouts in the time off. That’s not a big deal in the big picture, although I missed enough to warrant skipping the January 23rd race and focus on a workout instead.
I was ready to scrap the indoor season completely or at least put off racing until later in February but I should be fine for January 30th if things keep moving in the right direction. Being injured is never fun but it more stressful if you’re trying to hit a certain race. Because the indoor season is a set-up for my outdoor season there is no need to ‘reach’ in order to race.
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Yesterday I was nominated as one of the three finalists for the Golden Horseshoe Athlete of the Year . The winner will be announced on February 25th at the Hamilton CYO dinner.
Reid Coolsaet
Reid Coolsaet has been running cross-country ever since the sixth grade and hasn’t missed a single season, although he's had to call two seasons short due to injury. For the past six years he's been trying to climb his way up through the professional ranks where this past summer he placed 25th at the World Championships marathon in Berlin.
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