I'm a high schooler in base for track but hurt my right calve on a run a yesterday. I can tell it's something I shouldn't run and and I need to take some time off. Will probably cross train, but how long does it take until I start losing my aerobic fitness or whatever you wanna call it? I was in my 7th week of base running so I'm pretty bummed. Will a couple days of not running ruin what I had going, or will it take a week or even more for me to get out of shape?
track is ruined for you... cross country too possibly. cross train for the next few months and then get back into it and you may be able to salvage next years track season
Assuming it doesn't turn into a major injury, you'll be fine. A few days or a week off will make almost no difference.
Thanks Chairman..guess I just needed some re-assurance. It just sucks to feel like I'm not getting better every day I have to miss running :(
dude, i've had 2 stress fracutres in a 6month span, you'll be fine
I didn't run a step for 6 weeks but xtrained on the eliptical and ran a half marathon. In that time, I lost about 20 seconds/mile of fitness. Being off a week, you will lose very little if any fitness especially if you have been training hard. Injuries are usually a sign you are training a little too hard so a week off might even be helpful.