Out of Therapy

After about 6 weeks... I "graduated" from physical therapy last week.

I got a water bottle...  And a t-shirt!

We did not sign each other's yearbooks.  "Closing Time" did not play as I walked out the door.

The lesson here is that you need more stretching and warm-up time as you get older.

I'm on the wrong side of 30.

Rebuild Mode

I got 4 miles in yesterday.  Easily my longest run of 2014.

Everything feels... Better-ish?

Different parts hurt after a run with the new stride.

But not the same parts that I was going to PT for.

The shins and calves feel much different with the whole "not landing on my heels" thing.

Physical Therapy Report

PT Guy wants me to change my running stride so my feet aren't hitting so close together.

Have you ever tried to change your running stride?

It's awful.

Hip Pain

Life is good.  No complaints.  Just feeling a little... old.

I hurt my hip while running back in October and haven't really been able to get back to 100% since then.  I finally go and get it checked out last week.

Sports Medicine Guy gets me on the table and starts bending me all over the place.

Left leg goes all over the place.  Right hip is tight tight tight.

He thinks it's an IT Band / bursitis issue.

I'll be going to physical therapy twice a week for the next 6 - 8 weeks.  Referral form suggests "aggressive" physical therapy.

This could suck.