I am focused on getting to the bottom of the hip, knee issue that has plagued me for years and sidelined me in July. I have dealt with my left leg collapsing and the feeling of dragging my leg for seemingly forever but it normally kicked in late into runs; it progressed to where that happened less than 400 meters into a run. I and my ART guru (Dr. Scott Neubauer) decided that the worsening symptoms warranted x-rays and a MRI, which thankfully ruled out worst case scenarios. When my hip collapsed the moment I tried to jog through an airport terminal trying to catch my connection, I decided I had to stop running, period. I kept stretching and did short walks (10 minutes) and hoped to maintain my sanity while I waited for appointment with an orthopedic doctor. The official diagnosis is internal and external snapping hip syndrome; basically my IT band (external) is tight and snapping over bone and my iliopsoas (internal) is snapping over bone. I am doing tons of stretching and strengthening - some prescribed by Dr.Scott and some I realized I need to do. The back injuries I sustained many years ago may have contributed to all of this and I am stretching and getting ART on my neck and back to break up scar tissue.
After zero running for six weeks, I started back with jogging on soft grass (primarily in Vibrams). I am being cautious and building back up slowly. Today was my longest run in almost four months - 65 minutes. I am stoked my husband and I can continue of tradition of running the Oceanside Turkey Trot. I will be thankful for every mile!
