In in one quick second my get off my butt and run every other day plan has come to a halt.
And all I can say is when your calf muscle feels a bit funny while running, maybe stop before you feel the pop.
But of course, I didn’t. Instead, I just figured it would go away as I continued my run.
And like some sort of cruel joke it didn’t go away, in fact when I was 2.5 km (about 1.5 miles) from home without my cell phone, the pop happened. My best run so far, came to an instant halt and I had to hobble home.
According to Dr. Google I’ve managed to give myself a Grade 2 Calf Strain. I am clearly completely unqualified to diagnose myself, and I suspect Dr. Goodle is as well, but alas, that’s what I’m going with. On the assumption I’m correct with the calf strain diagnosis, I truly don’t think it’s a grade 3 calf strain, which means it isn’t bad enough to warrant a trip to the doctor. But, realizing the limitations of the Dr. Google diagnosis, if I still cannot put weight on the ball of my foot in a few days, I may make an appointment with my real doctor.
But, like all not-so-smart people who pushed through a pain and makes everything worse, I also refuse to take a break from my basic fitness plan. As I’m three weeks into my get off my butt and run every other day plan, I cannot give up now. Because knowing me giving up, even if just temporarily, means I may just stop entirely. And stopping entirely is not an option.
So, I’m going to switch things up. Instead of running, I’m going to bike every other day. I don’t know much about human anatomy, but I’m pretty sure that the muscles used cycling are different then the ones used running. So, I’m hoping that the muscle I have hurt wont hurt if I go biking. So, tonight Mr. MPB is going to do a quick once over of my bike and make sure it’s ready to roll. And Friday morning, I’m going to hit the trails!
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Little MPB loves music. Right now he is obsessed with Blippi music. And when I say obsessed, I mean OBSESSED!
In his mind, life would be perfect if we could watch Blippi on repeat all day every day. But, since he’s 2 and he doesn’t make the the rules, 98% of the time he has to settle for Blippi music.
I cannot help but laugh at the fact that I know every single word to songs like The Garbage Truck Song, The Boat Song, The Fire Truck Song, The Excavator Song and The Airplane Song. Forget the classics like You Are My Sunshine or Hickory Dickory Dock.
Most night he much prefers The Garbage Truck Song and The Fire Truck Song. And right now he seems to hate The Excavator Song. But some night, he completely changes his preferences and epic tears flow because we put the wrong song on or the songs play in the wrong order.
But, my favourite part about his music preferences is that we put on the music and we have dance parties almost every night. Little MPB has so much energy! He has no inhibitions and is so silly when he dances. He just smiles and laughs the entire time. I was told once that families that dance are happy families – I have no idea if that’s actually scientifically true. But it just makes sense to me, especially considering how happy Little MPB is when he dances around the living room, and how happy the Adult MPB’s are dancing with him or even just watching him.
Toddler dance parties might just be one the the best things in life.
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