About 10 days ago, I ran 10 miles. Yay me! Longest ever! Later that night, I was sore (and my watch pointed out that my heart rate was all wonky). The next day I was a little sore. Then the next day, I ran 3 miles and it felt okay. And then I ran 6 the next day and I was a little sore in my hip. Then I worked a bunch the next day, which involved a lot of sitting, and was very sore in my hip. Then I ran 4 miles and could not walk the next day. Then I felt okay and ran 5 of the scheduled 6 miles and had to stop. Since then, walking is a chore and I have to pick up my left leg to move it sometimes, including when sleeping.
Today Haley stopped suddenly in front of me and there was a very painful shooting pain in my hip. (That's redundant.)
So, I haven't run in 4 days but have done some outdoor and indoor biking, which felt good, and I did a hip mobility class and spent some quality time with Jane the chiropractor. I now am on a plane and am taking a break from working to read a book a cyclist recommended with hip exercises for runners, as everything gets very stuck in place with each state we fly over. We'll see how this plays out.
I want to get better enough to run the half-marathon for which I have been training. I want to have better strength and flexibility in all the parts. I don't want to be a runner, but wouldn't mind running 4 miles every so often.
I packed my big suitcase so I could bring my small foam roller. I packed running clothes but don't know if I'll be able to use them.
This is a poorly written post but I'm kind of uncomfortable and discouraged!
Because my biking plans are weird this year, I was using this run as my replacement for my BikeMS fundraising efforts. I have a tiny glimmer into what it could be like to have a uncooperative body. It is nothing like MS to be sure, but it does help me appreciate all we've been doing to raise money for research and services that can keep people moving and living their best lives.
Fingers crossed that things improve!
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