My hip wasn’t perfect but there was no pain, no flappy foot, no tears, no tantrums. So a huge relief and improvement on last week’s run that ended in tears. But it does make me wonder about my reaction last week. It feels like an over-reaction looking back now, with hindsight and diagnosis, reassurance and knowledge of what is wrong and how to solve it. At the time I felt so frustrated … it really did get to me! I wanted off the horrible rollercoaster merry-go-round and just run! Understanding the cause, knowing the solution certainly helps put things into perspective so I can deal with it, I can get off the dizzying never-ending circle I was running in and start heading forwards again. If nothing else it’s a good indicator of how much I want to do my best in June!
I’m not yet ‘fixed’ in that I need to manage this injury … prevent a flare up as much as possible and stretch out the piriformis when I can feel the sciatic nerve dully in the background warning me that it’s not happy. It’ll be ongoing, like a long steady hill to climb. Gentle encouragement to keep putting one foot in front of the other and allowing my legs to recover once we reach the top.
Moor Miles 