Controlling what I can with a Stress Fracture
As many of you know I have been dealing with a hip injury for well over a month now. Initially my doctor and I thought this was due to a tendon strain and taking a few weeks to try to let it heal would do the job. However, after 3 weeks without any running success and continuing pain, I knew something was wrong. An MRI revealed that I had a stress fracture in the neck of my femur. Although I was frustrated to learn this information and wish I had known it 3 weeks earlier, at least I had a diagnosis and knew what I had to do to be able to run again.The disappointment of having to skip Ironman Coeur d’Alene as well as Ironman Lake Placid has passed and I have focused on the things I can control. Right now I am swimming quite a bit and really working on my form and technique in the water. Additionally, I am working with Jesse Kropelniki at QT2 Systems to tweak my body composition to avoid the repeated stress of additional body weight while pounding out the miles. Lastly, I am working with some amazing physical therapists at Duke University. They have identified some major flaws in my running biomechanics that may have contributed to my injury and we are working to correct them.Lastly, I am going to travel to Lake Placid to watch my first Ironman. It is going to be painful to watch and not participate but I know it will also help to motivate me to get back to training and racing once my body is ready. I will be helping out at the expo in Placid as well. I will be hanging out at the Timex truck, Trigger Point, TYR, and Globus booths at different times over the weekend, so stop by and say hello.
