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2016 Vertical Feets Running! Lifetime Miles: 274518.00
Bikes 2016 Lifetime Miles: 157.80
Bikes 2016 Verticals Lifetime Miles: 8318.00
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Elliptical Miles: 2.50Kona Bike 2013 Miles: 165.30Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 45.00Hiking 2013 Miles: 18.20Saucony Kinvara Miles: 0.20Salomon Speedcross Miles: 1.00Altra Lone Peak Miles: 0.70
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Saw my hip surgeon this morning, everything looks good, and I have officially been released into the wild. I have been given the all clear for running and the full stretching of my tightened parts.

Just because I am allowed to run doesn't mean I am going to start yet. I am going to wait until I get a little more evened out strength wise and feel like my pelvis is more stable. But the fact that I can run if I want to is reason enough to celebrate!    

PM: 30 minutes on the elliptical pretending I was running the whole time followed by a terrible Yin Yoga class. Since I blame yoga for getting me into this whole broken situation in the first place I need to stay away from anything other than restore classes from here on out! 

Elliptical Miles: 2.50
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20 biking miles on the Legacy. The buggies are out! 

Something really exciting might be happening tomorrow morning - yay! 

Kona Bike 2013 Miles: 20.00
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AM: 3 x 2 minutes of RUNNING on the Moon (Alter-G treadmill)! I will count that as .01 Earth miles :)

PM: Bike at PT.

Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 5.00
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Wasatch Drive loop on the bike. Legs were super tired; I blame the 2 PT appointments yesterday. 

Kona Bike 2013 Miles: 25.00
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Hour long hike on the BST. Felt great! I am going to start alternating hiking with biking days, which will eventually lead to alternating running and biking days. Yay!

Hiking 2013 Miles: 2.50
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Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 10.00
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Hiked from my office to the top of Dry Creek in the thunderstorm. 

Hiking 2013 Miles: 2.80
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4 x 30 seconds of RUNNING at PT.

After my first surgery I could not wait to get running again and after the last one I have almost no real desire to run to the point that my new PT made me. I just don't feel entirely healed and ready, but my strength and range of motion are nearly equal so everyone's telling me to go for it.

It felt fine, but my heart really isn't in it. What I am trying to figure out is where that lack of desire is coming from. I think part of it is FEAR, that I don't want to do anything to screw this hip up and have to go through yet another surgery. Part of it is ACCEPTANCE, that running may not be part of my life anymore and if I get to a point where I can bike and hike and ski I will be happy. And mostly, I think I am just so darned TIRED of doing clamshells. I am pretty sure a 2-year injury will drain some of the stoke out of even the most STOKED person :)

 

Saucony Kinvara Miles: 0.20Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 5.00
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Hip very achy and tight today after the big 2 minute run yesterday. Hurts to walk :( I remember this from last time so hopefully this is normal. I hoped the stationary bike would get the funk out, but no luck so now I will try pizza. 

Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 15.00
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Kona Bike 2013 Miles: 14.80
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Kona Bike 2013 Miles: 20.50
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Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 10.00
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AM: 3.5-mile hike on the BST with about 10 x ~10 seconds of TRAIL RUNNING on the flats.

PM: 15-mile bike ride 'round town in the rain.

The Running Run-Down and New Plan

  • May 3 - First run. Six minutes on the Alter-G (no pain or issues after)
  • May 8 - Four x 30 seconds of running on the TM with a new PT followed by a bunch of manual stretching and massage. No pain with running, but didn't feel quite ready to be running.
  • May 9-14 - Crampy, awful pain in the hip flexor radiating in all directions. Psoas super tight up into my abdomen. Everything hurt. Stopped blogging, too crabby. Tried lots of ice, heat, slow cyling, light stretching, rolling and nothing helped
  • May 14 - Life saving massage! First massage I ever cried during. Psoas so tight and painful, tears, relief ughhhh.
  • May 15 - First pain free day in a week. Light yoga.
  • May 16 - Getting achy again, but okay. Light cycling.
  • May 17 - Manual stretching and massage at PT. My PT then tricked me onto the treadmill so he could evaluate my "walking" and then cranked it up so I would run. Ran three x 30 seconds or so and felt awesome! PT doesn't want to see me for a month since I am so obviously burned out on all the therapy. I am supposed to chill out and just start running two times a week. I know what I need to do at this point.  
  • May 18 - Slight soreness/achiness from running, but went away as the day went on. I've been contemplating getting back into climbing, so I spent a few hours at the climbing gym, which I think was great for the hip!

 

Hiking 2013 Miles: 3.50
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60 minute errands walk followed by glutes and rolling.

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AM: Hip circles, light stretchies, and rolling.

PM: Town ride. Planks and misc core. So far still good. "Running" tomorrow then - yay! 

Kona Bike 2013 Miles: 17.00
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Three minutes of walking alternating with 30 seconds of RUNNING times 6. I added on an extra minute of running on the last one because the 30 seconds goes by really fast. Left side feels weak and I don't feel like my glute is firing well on that side, but no other complaints.

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AM: Lassen Ride. Too steep and snowy!

PM: Hike. 

Kona Bike 2013 Miles: 10.70Hiking 2013 Miles: 3.20
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Redwoods! 

Kona Bike 2013 Miles: 19.60
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Rainy Redwoods Hike/Run! 

Salomon Speedcross Miles: 1.00Hiking 2013 Miles: 4.20
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Ride all around Ashland, OR. 

Kona Bike 2013 Miles: 30.00
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3 minutes walking + 1 minute running times 7 or so. Felt great!!! 

Hiking 2013 Miles: 2.00Altra Lone Peak Miles: 0.70
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Winery Tour bike ride! 

Kona Bike 2013 Miles: 7.70
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Elliptical Miles: 2.50Kona Bike 2013 Miles: 165.30Biking (Stationary) 2013 Miles: 45.00Hiking 2013 Miles: 18.20Saucony Kinvara Miles: 0.20Salomon Speedcross Miles: 1.00Altra Lone Peak Miles: 0.70
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