Our weekly (okay, so we've only been running there for 2 weeks :P ) club run took place tonight. We joined the same group we joined on Friday and the pace was relatively easy going and we all had a good time chatting. Andy seemed a little uncomfy, but everytime we asked him whether he was alright he nodded, or said 'yes' without giving us any idea that he was in pain.
After 5km I glanced at him and one look was enough to tell me that he wasn't okay. Apart from the breathing (I was breathing harder than normal as well, since we'd gone from a 5:45/km pace to a 4:45/km pace in 1km and stayed there for another 2km... not exactly the pace I normally run at) he seemed REALLY uncomfortable. I told the others in the group to carry on as I was going to slow down.
They slowed down as well - after all, we were running as a group! (and one of the girls said that the pace is MUCH faster than they normally run) - and for about another km we ran at the pace we started off at again. They then turned left to run about another mile while we carried on straight towards the club. We cooled down and walked the last 500m during which Andy told me that his hip and ankles were literally killing him.
I immediately thought I was going to kill him on the spot. I told him before that if he felt ANY pain he should tell me since he then rather needs to stop or slow down rather than risk injury which could keep him out of running for months at a time. He said that I seemed to be enjoying myself and he didn't want to spoil it. :(
In any case, now he's not running for the next few weeks until he's gotten (1) new shoes and until he is (2) injury free. He said that he might want to cycle with me again, but I doubt he should. I think he should just give those joints complete rest. His hip was just starting to get better too!
In any case... time for me to go crawl into bed. I'm really sleepy tonight.
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