asheleycs
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Apr 27, 2014
So, I decided to start a training journal here, because this journey has become pretty bumpy. But I want to think of them as learning bumps!
My Story: I'm a pediatric obesity researcher. It's hard to have obesity and also be an obesity expert. I've run off and on (so, probably 90% off) for 7-8 years. This year, I decided I wanted to run a half marathon, and I love Disney, so 2017 GSC it was.
Training: I started in June of this year, at 250 pounds and dying after 30 seconds. I finished my first-ever 10k in September. Things were going really well...
Injury: Starting mid-October my hip hurt. Just a little nagging pain. Not enough to stop me. Got progressively a worse until I was in pretty significant pain. I had to travel the first week of November, so took a week off from running. Ran again a week when I got back, but definitely through pain I shouldn't have.
I stopped all running and any unnecessary walking on November 17, as the orthopedist was concerned about a femoral neck stress fracture. This was confirmed on MRI 11/23. A femoral neck stress fracture is a really scary thing, as you can complete the fracture, which is a devastating injury.
The good news: There was no fracture line, and some would call it a "stress reaction". Which means the bone hadn't actually broken yet. My the time it was diagnosed, I had no pain. Although time off for a completed fracture would easily be 8-12 weeks, pain is also an important component of deciding how to proceed. After two weeks of physical therapy, my PT has me started this week on my "return to sport" plan.
The hard part is the plan is based on pain, but pain is such a psychological thing. What is a pain level 1 vs 3? I don't have pain, but I can "feel" the bone. Is that pain? When do I stop?
At this point, I'm down 30 pounds and have three main goals:
1) Finish the GSC. I'll be happy if I can walk it.
2) Dopey. 2018? 2019? Not sure.
3) Keep running.
That's it. Just keep running.
My Story: I'm a pediatric obesity researcher. It's hard to have obesity and also be an obesity expert. I've run off and on (so, probably 90% off) for 7-8 years. This year, I decided I wanted to run a half marathon, and I love Disney, so 2017 GSC it was.
Training: I started in June of this year, at 250 pounds and dying after 30 seconds. I finished my first-ever 10k in September. Things were going really well...
Injury: Starting mid-October my hip hurt. Just a little nagging pain. Not enough to stop me. Got progressively a worse until I was in pretty significant pain. I had to travel the first week of November, so took a week off from running. Ran again a week when I got back, but definitely through pain I shouldn't have.
I stopped all running and any unnecessary walking on November 17, as the orthopedist was concerned about a femoral neck stress fracture. This was confirmed on MRI 11/23. A femoral neck stress fracture is a really scary thing, as you can complete the fracture, which is a devastating injury.
The good news: There was no fracture line, and some would call it a "stress reaction". Which means the bone hadn't actually broken yet. My the time it was diagnosed, I had no pain. Although time off for a completed fracture would easily be 8-12 weeks, pain is also an important component of deciding how to proceed. After two weeks of physical therapy, my PT has me started this week on my "return to sport" plan.
The hard part is the plan is based on pain, but pain is such a psychological thing. What is a pain level 1 vs 3? I don't have pain, but I can "feel" the bone. Is that pain? When do I stop?
At this point, I'm down 30 pounds and have three main goals:
1) Finish the GSC. I'll be happy if I can walk it.
2) Dopey. 2018? 2019? Not sure.
3) Keep running.
That's it. Just keep running.