Pushing it just about right (when to stop)
Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2016 6:29 am
Hi everyone,
I'm new around here (in about a week I should get results if I have MS or it was just an episode of ADEM). I have been a long-distance runner for past 7 years (not a professional one, but still... liked running). Almost two months ago I've had a severe attack of demyalinisation (I was like a plant for three days (quadriparesis), some double vision for a week, urinary problems, etc), and the biggest problem was my legs - I had to learn to walk again (hands were down to maybe just 80%). I have recuperated since then so that now (a month and a half later) I can normally walk and even run (short distance).
I would reaaaaaly like to get back to running. I am aware that I should take it slower, but I do not accept that few of my doctors said "You won't run marathon any more", or "no running of any kind". I am patient and would train as long as I need to, and I know that without raising the intensity of training there isn't going to be advancement, but - how do I know how much to push my self?
Since this is all new to me, I still do not know how much is too much and how much is just about right? I love running, but not more than being able to walk (if my disease worsens).
After I go running, no matter the pace, after the training (so far I've had only three runs no more than a kilometer) I feel tingling in my legs. How do I know if that tingling is just a normal thing (like a muscle sore after the training) or is it going to bring exacerbation? What would be the symptoms, either while running or after the training, which would show that I either went too far and did something to bring the exacerbation, or that it was just a normal training?
Thanks
I'm new around here (in about a week I should get results if I have MS or it was just an episode of ADEM). I have been a long-distance runner for past 7 years (not a professional one, but still... liked running). Almost two months ago I've had a severe attack of demyalinisation (I was like a plant for three days (quadriparesis), some double vision for a week, urinary problems, etc), and the biggest problem was my legs - I had to learn to walk again (hands were down to maybe just 80%). I have recuperated since then so that now (a month and a half later) I can normally walk and even run (short distance).
I would reaaaaaly like to get back to running. I am aware that I should take it slower, but I do not accept that few of my doctors said "You won't run marathon any more", or "no running of any kind". I am patient and would train as long as I need to, and I know that without raising the intensity of training there isn't going to be advancement, but - how do I know how much to push my self?
Since this is all new to me, I still do not know how much is too much and how much is just about right? I love running, but not more than being able to walk (if my disease worsens).
After I go running, no matter the pace, after the training (so far I've had only three runs no more than a kilometer) I feel tingling in my legs. How do I know if that tingling is just a normal thing (like a muscle sore after the training) or is it going to bring exacerbation? What would be the symptoms, either while running or after the training, which would show that I either went too far and did something to bring the exacerbation, or that it was just a normal training?
Thanks