Just looking for some advice. Had a calf sprain while running last week. Took last week off, no running (but did cycle and swim as they caused no pain). Thought I was mostly healed, and went for a run yesterday, and had the pain recur after about a mile. Stopped immediately, and walked home. Plan to treat with rest, rolling, no running, but to continue biking and swimming as planned if no pain. If pain free before the race, may try a few short runs, but I'm done with long runs at this point.
Now, if this had been closer to my race, I wouldn't worry about lost fitness, but a month is a long time. My long runs have been 1.5 hours or more for several months, and my biking and swimming are strong and long. My current plan is to heal as much as possible before the race, and see what happens on race day. This isn't my first 70.3 or anything, so I'm not hung up on finishing well, just finishing. After the race, I have the rest of the year to recover better.
My question is, any advice for other activities that may help mitigate some of the lost running fitness?
Now, if this had been closer to my race, I wouldn't worry about lost fitness, but a month is a long time. My long runs have been 1.5 hours or more for several months, and my biking and swimming are strong and long. My current plan is to heal as much as possible before the race, and see what happens on race day. This isn't my first 70.3 or anything, so I'm not hung up on finishing well, just finishing. After the race, I have the rest of the year to recover better.
My question is, any advice for other activities that may help mitigate some of the lost running fitness?