7.5
7.5 minutes is what I was allowed to run today. Yes, I ran... luluruns is back!It's going to be a long slow return to running but at least I'm back there putting one foot in front of the other... well not too far across and in front of the other.
I am supposed to do most of my running on the treadmill but today I decided I needed to see what it felt like to be running outside. I walked up the road to Queen's park and then did about 3 laps of the track they've drawn on the oval. Handy as I could make sure I didn't cross my feet across the line by running along one of the lane markings. Felt good, no pain. In fact, I haven't heard a peep out of the troublesome hip and knee for a whole week.
Brad the wonder physio has drawn up a running programme which for this week consists of 7.5 mins, 10 mins, 7.5 mins. I did ask him if that was all on one run, but he was not amused :) Better than nothing though and if I go back gradually perhaps there's less chance of a relapse or other injury.
The hip x-ray came back all clear with Brad declaring the hip joint perfect with great bone density. No way of telling without the MRI if there is a tear in the labrum, but hey we don't care if it don't hurt!
Now I just need by running buddy Ellie back on her feet.. heal up quickly you!
posted by Lulu @ 1:25 PM
11 Comments:
Good news Lulu !
hehehe love the "is that all in one run" comment! Good to hear your hips are dense. :-S
She runs - woohoo!
This is really good news Lulu. Especially the no pain bit. It sounds like poor Ellie will be out for a while.
Your situation reminds me of Patti Catalano. She was coming back from an injury, and was only allowed by her coach to add a few minutes to her runs as they gradually got longer.
You'll get there.
Don't think of it as only 7.5 minutes. Think of it as 450 seconds! :-)
Gnome
taking it slowly sounds like a wise idea. Good to hear you are running again.
7.5 minutes is waaaaay better than nothing. Good to hear you are on the road back.
I'm in Sydney for a couple of months so hopefully catch up soon. I'm on hols so am free for the Lindt Cafe anytime :-)
Oh, great news, Lulu. Now I'll have to get to work on a magic spell for Ellie! Say well now!
yes, as you said - not too far in front of the other :)
Hope ellie and lulu are tripping the light fantastic at centennial again before too long
Welcome back to the world of running! You've got to start somewhere so 7.5mins is better than nothing.
I'm still trying to acclimatise after 6weeks of summer - its not working! Even with the extra (unwanted) padding I feel the cold. So bring on Noosa I say!
love your blog ... cannot remember where i found it from, but clicked on it because of the name - we call my youngest daughter lulu (her middle name is Louise) - so of course i couldn't resist reading about 'lulu runs'! glad to hear your hip issues seem to be working out - i too, just came off an injury of sorts - it had no name, but i was dealing with a lot of hip, leg & lower back pain. it was finally determined that the hip pain was referred from the back & i've been really stepping up the core & lower back excersises ... that, coupled with massage, seems to keep the problems at bay & after 2 months i am finally healed & training for second marathon ... i did a lot of the lower mileage stuff that it sounds like you are doing now & it helps. you may have mentioned this - not sure ... do you have a leg length discrepancy? i do & putting lifts in shoe really helped too. here's to hoping your upswing continues! it certainly sounds like it.
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