Third PT session this morning for my wonky hip, and since I've still got some soreness and tightness I figured it would be the usual routine, add some more stretches and strength moves to the routine, and go back again in about a week. Wrong.
Measured my progress in flexibility and strength (both were pretty good), did 10 min on the elliptical, ran through some lateral testing on a slide board (a sorry display of lack of coordination, but no pain), did some electrical stim on my hip, and then was asked the fairly innocuous question ... "What would you think of trying some running this weekend?"
My reaction was initially stunned silence, followed by a reaction that I would assume closely resembles asking Charlie Sheen "What would you think of inviting some porn stars to this party?". Giddyup.
I made sure we were on the same page with the definition of a short run (2-3 miles in this case), and what was acceptable in terms of sore versus pain. Net result ... tomorrow I will be attempting my first run since this:
Yep - I haven't done any running of any sort since my marathon in November, 2+ months ago. I had assumed I wouldn't be running again until mid-February at best. I don't want to get my hopes up, since this might just make my hip mad. The idea is to step up the activity since I have no sharp pain, and see if the activity resolves some of the lingering soreness/tightness. Only one way to find out.
Cautiously optimistic.
Measured my progress in flexibility and strength (both were pretty good), did 10 min on the elliptical, ran through some lateral testing on a slide board (a sorry display of lack of coordination, but no pain), did some electrical stim on my hip, and then was asked the fairly innocuous question ... "What would you think of trying some running this weekend?"
My reaction was initially stunned silence, followed by a reaction that I would assume closely resembles asking Charlie Sheen "What would you think of inviting some porn stars to this party?". Giddyup.
I made sure we were on the same page with the definition of a short run (2-3 miles in this case), and what was acceptable in terms of sore versus pain. Net result ... tomorrow I will be attempting my first run since this:
Cautiously optimistic.
Good luck! I hope you have a pain free run!
ReplyDeleteGood luck. probably better to err on the side of caution and make the short run closer to 2 miles than 3. that was my learning after taking 3 mo off this summer
ReplyDeleteWoohoo! Good luck with that!
ReplyDeleteOoooh I'll be thinking of you--hope the run goes well!
ReplyDeleteVery exciting! I'm wishing you well.
ReplyDeleteRemember, sore versus pain! Good luck.
ReplyDeleteGreat news - hope it goes well!
ReplyDeleteokay
ReplyDeleteseriously
the Charlie Sheen comment.
hi-freaking-larious.
and "wonky" - I'm totally stealing that.
you get that wonky hip going this weekend.
Can't wait to hear how it goes.
Tres jealous over here!! That's awesome. Go out and give that hip a mini workout and see how you feel.
ReplyDeleteNow about the porn star party...
Hope this is the start of happy running streak for you.
ReplyDeletebe safe but have fun! welcome back to running =)
ReplyDeletethat picture was funny (in a coincidental way).
ReplyDeleteI read RunningTimes somewhat regularly and they had a picture of a dude that was mildly similar to the picture you posted.
check it out at runningtimes.com/Article.aspx?ArticleID=21755&PageNum=2
if you're interested:
YAY! YAY! YAY! Enjoy it!!! (but don't overdo it...we want to keep you running - not just a one time shot...) Have fun!
ReplyDeleteSounds great - best wishes with the run!
ReplyDeleteI could almost cry from joy. Not really. I don't cry, but I was really really happy to read this. Giddyup.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the run, hope it's painfree and successful for you!
ReplyDeleteWow! I hope the run goes well! Yay for your progress! That's awesome!!! :0)
ReplyDeleteThat sounds promising! Take it easy and enjoy the run. Hope everything works out fine!
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