Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Tuesday Morning Blues

Here it is Tuesday morning and wondering what tomorrow will bring for me. I ran both yesterday and Sunday, and yesterday during my run, I felt my knee tweak a little. So I stopped running and walked the rest of the way back with my running partner to her house. I immediately went home and iced it off and on all day long. Today it feels a little bit better and I am hopping with the PT visit, it will feel even better.
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When I got home yesterday I called the doctors office and got right in on Wednesday. I think I will be asking for a cortisone shot which makes my stomach weak just thinking about it. So as a result I will be taking today and possibly tomorrow off from running which makes for a blue Tuesday.
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For now...
Rest girl, Rest

Saturday, June 27, 2009

Hurray!!!

Hurray!!!
I went to the doctors yesterday and he gave me the clean bill of health to start back up running!!
I am sooo extremely happy to be able to run again. For all of you runners out there you know what I mean!
My running partner and I ran 2.2 miles this morning and walked 1.2 miles just to slowly get back into the swing of things! I am so happy I feel like running again but that will have to wait until tomorrow morning for another 2.2 miles.
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So for now I leave you...
RUN GIRL, RUN!!!

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Day 13 of injury

Here it is, day 13 and let me just tell you...I am itching to start running again!
I head to the Nurse Practitioner tomorrow afternoon and you all will hear me whoop it up if he says I can start running again. Please keep you fingers crossed for me!
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Knee feels great. Really no pain now and I am walking fine on it. It is amazing to me how conscience I am of it, especially when I am sleeping. I am forever fixing the pillow that is between my knees when I sleep. I think that has helped a lot as far as putting pressure on it. Well...let's just hope it continues to feel this way and no more pain when I run. This marathon is getting closer and closer!!
So for now...
Hope girl, hope!

Monday, June 22, 2009

Day 11 of injury

Oh my good golly!!!
My knee feels like it is almost back to normal again! I guess the weekend of rain and rest really helped me out. Maybe the God's purposely decided to let it rain all day on Saturday so I could spend it reading, icing and heating my knee. Maybe that was the trick...to just stay off of it for a day or two completely.
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Well this chic is going to wait until Friday when I see my physical therapist and nurse practitioner to determine the next step in recovery. I do hope he says that I can slowly start running again. The marathon is creeping up and I need to start back in training.
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Now I know...not full guns blaring like I usually do but this chic has gotta start running again before I loose my mind.
So for now...
rest girl, rest!

Saturday, June 20, 2009

Day 9 of injury

Well today is officially day 9 of hurting my knee and it is somewhat better. I have been going to the physical therapist 2x a week and it seems to be helping. Cortisone (not shots) and ultrasound treatments every time I go...the therapist yesterday asked me when the marathon was and I told him...his reply was "there is always next year". That totally bummed me out.
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Why did it bumm me out you ask, well I have been working so hard at training and I feel like it is for nothing now. I know it is the health of my knee but I really want to accomplish this before my birthday in October. I need to do this for myself. I can't explain the reason why...it's somewhere deep inside of me, brewing and festering. I have to do this and I think on Friday when I see the Nurse Practitioner, I will be asking for a cortisone injection. That my dear friends will be hell for me as I am a total woose when it comes to needles. Ugh...the thought just makes me sick to my stomach.
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So any of you out there...if you have any suggestions, please comment!!

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Frustrated!

Well here it is...Tuesday and I should be running my heart out but instead I am taking care of my very sore knee. After my post on Thursday my knee just went downhill from there. Constant pain and swelling in the bursa area lead me to the chiropractor who determined that I have incredibly flat feet. This I have known about for a very long time but who would have thought it would do such damage.
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Since then, I have put some old orthotics in my sneakers until the new ones come in, ice the hell out of my knee and lots of advil. Advil seems to take the edge off the pain but not fully. Each day I wake up I'm not sure what to find...today it still hurts but I can put more pressure on it now.
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I did go to the orthopedic office and have a visit with a nurse practitioner who determined that it is bursitis and tendinitis. Fixable but at least two weeks out. I want to run so much...I need to run. But in the meantime I start PT tomorrow and more ice for this runner.
ice girl, ice!

Saturday, June 13, 2009

I'm just wondering if the God's are against me and my running. First I injure myself several weeks back and now....the knee.
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After my last blog entry I went for a 6 miler and during the run I saw an amazing site, our resident bald eagle. Throughout the beginning of this run my knee was starting to bother me but by the end I was in full blown pain. And anyone who knows about distance mileage, once you do and out and back...you've gotta finish it. My thought was to call my friend who lives nearby and have her drive me to my car but I really wanted to get the run in. You know after all it is part of my training schedule...
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Well now I did it. I could barely walk after and come to find out that it is bursitis and tendinitis. All of which is thanks to my wonderfully flat feet. Yes. I did say flat feet. Apparently I am not striking the ground properly which is putting pressure on my tendons that run across my thigh which is aggravating my meniscus which is bugging a spot where three tendons meet. Thus....5 days of rest and PT on Wednesday. The doc said I could be back out there in 2 weeks but I am hopping for more like 1-1/2 weeks. I know I don't want to rush something like this but, this girls gotta run!!
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So for now I bid you ice and elevation and lots of Advil!!
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ice, girl, ice
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Thursday, June 11, 2009

Run entry 1

I have always thought I would keep a written journal to document my accomplishments, weather and just about anything else you can think of. But there is just something about sitting down and handwriting your thoughts onto paper that totally turns me off. Don't get me wrong. I have tried before and I thoroughly enjoy now reading my thoughts but I just do not have the time to hand write anymore...thus the new day and age of computer blogging.
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This blog will be dedicated to one of my dream goals I have always had...running a marathon! Since I can remember I have always been an athletic kid...softball, basketball and swimming consumed my childhood. Enter into 7th grade and cross country/track was introduced to me. A friend on the school bus joined the team and I did not because I had no idea what it entailed, I just knew I was disappointed when she did not ride the bus home with me in the afternoons. 8th Grade came and I decided to join the team. I think it was track that I joined but I'm not sure. I do have a memory of me at an away track meet and my coach put me in a long distance race, 3200m. I had no clue how many times around that was, I just knew to get out there and run my butt off. I did, and came in 2nd place. Now mind you, this is all before puberty hit me and I felt like I could run around the world and back. That summer of 8th going into 9th grade, I entered into a half marathon race and ended up coming in 3rd in my age level. Holy cow I was hooked!!!
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I did run in High School both track and cross country but in track I switch to sprinting rather than long distance. I still enjoyed running but by the time I was a senior, I think I was just burned out. College came and my room mate who never ran before in her life, joined the cross country team and ended up winning States. I did think for an instance that I would join myself, but 20 mile practices totally turned me off. I had enough.
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Now that I am vastly approaching my 40th birthday, I decided to do something all for myself. Something that I have wanted to do forever. I am planning on competing in the
Baltimore Marathon, October 10th.
There it is...out in the open...I finally said it publically!
I want to do this so much that every night I have been dreaming about it.
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I started training in February only to be set back with an injury of 4 weeks. I recently started running again and I truly love it. I think it is because nobody is screaming at me to get up those hills (although sometimes I think I need that). This week so far consisst of running 4 on Tuesday, 6 on Thursday, 5 on Saturday and 7 on Sunday. That is where I am at in my training so far. I know the mileage is going to continue to go up and each time I run, my plan is to document my thoughts on the run, tell what I ate before during and after the runs, what the weather is like, how I felt running, who or what I ran with, occasional photos and etc. I know it may not interest most of you but throughout this journey, I would like to look back and read what I have accomplished.
So, if you care to read...read on. Or if you would like to catch up once in a while, feel free to do so.
For now, I must go and put my 6 miles in!
Run girl, run!