Friday and Saturday last week were not good for me. Specific pain came back to SI joint on my 1 minute run on Friday, and stayed with me through Saturday. Not cool. How could this happen? Was it because of my biking? I had biked for a good amount of time Monday through Wednesday —…

Gee… it’s a wonder anyone would want to keep reading this :). Thanks for checking back, despite my lack of positive or interesting news!! Some noteworthy changes:1. I no longer need to be on ibuprofen all the time. In fact, I’m OK to be without now. Before, I was on a prescription strength dose and…

Can’t help it. I’m depressed tonight. I tried to run/walk again tonight, and the hip really isn’t better. I know I go through these cycles “I think it’s better! No, not really. Maybe?! Etc.” — but this is getting old & I really feel that if I’ve made any progress, it’s been minimal. Sigh. I…

Gosh, sorry my blog hasn’t been very exciting lately. Still injured, but still hopeful… that seems to be the theme of all my posts in the last month. A little boring and a lot depressing, that’s what it amounts to. Anyway, here’s another quick update: I’m able to walk quickly without pain!! Huge step forward…

I’ve tried to remain really positive through this injury. Yesterday was my first breakdown. First, missing the Alumni 5k this weekend. I honestly had been picturing myself gunning for that stadium record for the last month, hugging my coach afterwards, etc. I’m not going to be able to race, but because Nate’s going to run…

Running isn’t an option yet. Bummer. I was PRAYING that today would go better. But, alas, I can’t even run a minute. I limp pretty badly & am not doing myself any favors by trying to run. So… gee… what should I do? I actually think the hip/spine are in place now. Small success today:…