Got to sleep in today and got up and spent some time with the dog.
The Dog may go walking with me today.
I’m about to go on my walk. My hip still hurts a little. I think I could run on it, but I am taking advice I received on this blog and taking some time off to let it heal. The dog doesn’t walk well on a leash, but I may just take her with me for company.
Have a great Sunday!
Sometimes the hardest run is the one that never happens.
I decided not to run yesterday as my hip is not good at all. I made it to the Chiropractor and that was helpful. I’d say my pain went down by half after he adjusted me. So I went home and decided to walk with a thought in the back of my mind that if I warmed up and felt well after a mile or two that I might go ahead and run a little.
That didn’t happen.
I was still in pain. Someone at work said that it sounds like my SI joint. It probably is now that I think about it. About 12 years ago I was in so much pain in that same joint that I couldn’t even walk. So I guess I’ve aggravated it all over again.
Last night I put heat on it and took Ibuprofen. That seemed to help. I must say that today it still hurts, but not nearly as bad. I just have to do the mature thing and not run until it is better. Sometimes I hate maturity. 🙂
Tonight TJ and I are going to a meeting at a local running store to prepare for our half marathon in February. This is the same race we ran last year, but we are interested in preparing with a running group. We live about 35 minutes away, so it is hard sometimes to get out with people, but it is time to do what we have to in order to be able to run with a group.
That is it for today. I am hoping to run this afternoon, but it is looking doubtful (that whole maturity thing again). Either way I’ll write about it tomorrow.
I can’t wait for the weekend. I hope I can run!
Sometimes I am so stupid.
I know I have issues with my hip. Fortunately I’ve been to the doctor and there isn’t anything physically wrong with it.
It began hurting about half way through last week. I had already run about 6 days straight and was going to end up running 9 days, including a trail run.
Yesterday my run (after my day off) was not good. I thought I was going to run hills or a tempo run. I got outside and began a slow jog. After a quarter mile I had horrible pain in my left ankle. It was so bad I had to immediately stop and limp slowly. After about 5 steps it got better and I was able to run again – what was that?
I felt good the first mile and then my hip started hurting. By the middle of the second mile I was in quite a lot of pain. It was similar to mile 20 of my marathon.
I ran through the pain, which usually works and it lessens. I couldn’t get it to lesson yesterday. Even so, my 4 mile run was completed 9:20 pace.
I went home, got my Gatorade and throw the stick with the dog. I was licking my wounds when I read a post from one of my favorite bloggers RunningToHerDreams. It really put me in my place. Go here to read it: http://runningtoherdreams.com/2013/10/08/tootsie-tueday-3.
So I got on the phone and made an appointment with my Chiropractor. I haven’t gone to him lately because by the time I go after work it can be after 4:00 before I get to my run. That isn’t easy after getting up at 3:30 in the morning.
I guess I have no choice in this. I will do what I have to. I need to be able to run without pain and just enjoy running again. I figured after several weeks off I would be better, but I am worse. So I am getting help and pushing through. Believe me when I say that no one wants to live with me if I can’t run. 🙂
Onto good news. Below is a picture of my Nike app yesterday. I finally crossed the 2,000 mile mark. It has only been 19 months, so I am pretty happy. I need these milestones to keep me going through the rough times.
19 months in the making
278 to Boston 