Spring Running Thread

[rocknrollgirl]

Those rocks!!!! How much of the course looked like that?

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About 95% of the course looks like that. The laughable part is at one of the aid stations that warned us that was going to get rockier just ahead.
I looked at the person next to me and said....how is that even possible? And it was wet and muddy. I was so glad to have beefy grippy trail shoes on.

[OakLeaf]

Yep. I've done some hiking around Bear Mountain. That's the kind of trail it's okay to race on when it's wet and you know you won't tear up the mud.

Take care of yourself and recover! Hopefully your kids aren't too hard on you today.

As far as the new PT, other than the cold I'm at least as good as I was before the marathon. It's more I've got enough of the misalignments finally worked out, that I'm ready to start back in on the imbalances. Standard exercises are plenty good enough for rehabbing the ankle, but the thoracolumbar/shoulder/diaphragm/rib/hip stuff, I need a good sequence of release/activate/integrate into a movement pattern, and that's where I need guidance. I actually had this PT's name late fall, from a runner with a similar injury history, but I didn't want to start with a new practitioner right before moving. Got an appointment on Friday, so hopefully we can get somewhere.

[OakLeaf]

Just got back from the new PT and I'm sooooo encouraged! FINALLY someone who gets that strengthening without mobilization just reinforces bad movement patterns - and who could assess me and see the layers upon layers of compensation instead of just the basic ability to function that I've built for myself by working around everything that doesn't work right. He said that he's probably ever seen only a couple of patients with LESS lumbosacral mobility than I have, in his entire career. He was frank that at my age we're not going to be able to perfectly fix stuff I've had from childhood, but I wasn't expecting that, and any improvement is good.

So, we're starting off with some exercises to mobilize the pelvic joints - not just the SI but the pubic symphysis as well - and go from there. I'm only going to be seeing him once a week since it's such a long drive, but since there's nothing acute at this point, it's all good!

[Catrin]

Excellent - that is good news! Not that you need so much attention for your lumbosacral mobility but because he knows what he's talking about. Where is he by the way? I'm sure that it would be totally unrealistic for me to drive that far but if he is that good a one-time consult might be something I could consider in a few months if I don't see changes in the right direction.