Bummer

I've put off writing anything in here because I hate writing bad news. I seem to have acquired my first real injury. Real because its keeping me from running and I don't like that.

Its the same pain I had before the Ironman in my left hip. Its where one of the muscles inserts into the hip bone. It doesn't hurt when I run but it hurts like hell afterward. I can hardly walk.

Its weird though, because I first noticed the pain before the Ironman, yet it didn't bother in the Ironman...in fact, it had subsided the week before and several weeks after.

But its back and its back with a vengeance. I was in so much pain on Friday that I could hardly walk. I took Celebrex on Thurs and Fri and iced it on Friday. By Saturday, it was a bit better and although I missed my group run, I decided to give it a try and I jogged slowly for 30 mins, only to be in pain again.

Today was a bit better but I can feel it when I walk. I iced it for a solid hour and that helped a lot. Kurt says I should not run for a week or so and that is NOT what I wanted to hear!

And to top if off, I'm having a total lack of motivation to ride my trainer or even swim. Its weird, I usually crave doing one of the three but right now I have no desire to do any of it. I guess its not that unusual, given the time of year, the fact that I just did an Ironman, and that I've had some heavy family stuff going on lately. To be quite honest, I've been fighting the blues for a few weeks now.

So, I will finish up teaching/finals/grading and do what I can in terms of exercise but I'm not going to push myself. I wouldn't worry about it at all but I really want to train with my friend, Dan, who's planning to do his first marathon next spring; but if  I take off too much time, I'll get behind and won't be able to run with him (or Brenda).  I've been missing running with them and I don't want to be left behind.  Waaa!!!