I ran the Lindon loop with Larry, Wayne and Kent this morning. It felt great to be out running with the guys again. The cool fall morning felt wonderful to me. I've added about 3/8" to the lift in my left shoe and have been taking naproxen faithfully since my visit to Dr. Kimball on Wednesday. The pain in my right hip has not gone away, but it seems to be getting better. I made it through all six miles of the run without it getting bad like on Monday's run. Just knowing that the problem is overworked adductor muscles and not a bad hip joint, and having a plan to fix the long and short term problems, gives me hope and confidence. After some research, I ordered G/W Clearly Adjustable Combination Lifts (http://gwheellift.com/combo.html) which can give me up to 18mm (0.7") of lift inside my shoe. Their product description states: "The Clearly Adjustable Combination Lift is the right choice for many
client needs where leg length compensation is required of greater
degree than is commonly done inside the shoe." That's me. Modifying all of my shoes with an external lift is simply not an option for me right now. It would be far too costly. My only concern is that the lift "requires considerable room inside the shoe". I may have to buy slightly larger shoes, or shoes with a taller toe box. But this will also affect my right foot which will not have the lift. I will have to find the right balance. Regardless, having high quality adjustable lifts will be a definite improvement over my homemade gel pad lifts, hopefully enough of an improvement to keep me running strong for another 20-30 years.
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