What did you do to your leg, and how long ago did you do it? Good rule of thumb is to have 3 consecutive days with absolutely no pain before trying an activity again. (Do I generally use this rule of thumb . . . uh, sometimes . . . ) If the pain returns, then you're most likely not completely healed.

(Do I generally use this rule of thumb . . . uh, sometimes . . . )

Leslie...uh, when might that have been? Good advice, though! Laurie, thanks for starting a new thread. I won't catch up tonight, but will answer one thing you asked... S/I is the sacroiliac joint. It can effect a lot of other things.. but like I said, I can't imagine that they haven't tested you for that. Re your question.... you already know that. Esp. in your circumstances I think, (but what do I know?) that you should stop as soon as you feel any pain. Right now, my pt says I can run if I keep the pain level under a 3. Yesterday she did say, when I asked specifically about a recent run I was describing to her (started thinking I should stop after 3.7 miles) if I would would heal faster if I would have stopped sooner, she said yes. I'm going to try to reassess & apply this. Mine's been going on for a long time, off & on, but yours has been much worse. Kevin, I'm so glad you're not fluttering!!!

Kevin, DS had his tonsils out at age 6 because of heavy snoring. That fixed the snoring, but he still had trouble sleeping sometimes. We had a sleep study done on him in December, and he definitely had some periods of apnea. It was while he was sleeping on his back. We're supposed to rig something up (tennis balls sewn into a special sleeve on his PJs or something) to keep him off of his back at night. I have to admit, I am so domestically-challenged that I haven't done anything yet. The sleep study was interesting! Lots of cool charts and data to look at.

Kevin - so glad you're feeling so well. Very interesting on the snoring, possible sleep apnea. Yes, I had a great lunch with Tammy and John, as always. John has been one of my biggest supporters, and we both grew up in Socal (very close in area except years apart). Interesting, how the people I've met who grew up in that area, I seem to understand better... guess its just because of knowing an area so well, and having that in common. Plus I'm such a baby about the cold weather.. lol Anyway, so, lively lunch of course, but also amazing support from the 2 of them I gotta tell you I was pretty jealous about their runs.... but its a very bad idea right now. foot has been recovering still from the weekend after my podiatrist appt.

Kevin, I was just wondering how you are. How is it being back at work? What did your doc say about the incisions & your sleep apnea? It would be cool if they could solve another problem. I thought about you the other day.... trying to wear something other than Frees on my long runs, & guess what I have. Adrenaline 6. Maybe they're even a 5! I looked but I forget. They were the first running shoes I ever bought, then a while later I bought the next model & never ended up switching back & forth. So, these still have a lot of wear. I'm sure your optimism will prove justified. You'll be all ready for the nice weather. I have the same disease. I signed up for another marathon yesterday, & I haven't even done the first one. But it's really fun. kInda like getting shoes or a Garmin. hmm.... I know there were things on the other thread I wanted to say something about, but don't have time to look now.... Linda... " foot has been recovering still from the weekend after my podiatrist appt. "????? Laurie, I wonder if you would like the book "Brain Training for Runners". He has a chapter on injury prevention & recovery that might really be helpful for you. I wonder what they found out when they tested you. My PT says I do have a hamstring pull, but the S/I joint is one reason why I'm susceptible to it. I hope you're hurting less. I'm still making progress, still fighting with myself about how much to do. Sometimes I win. Sunday I had the nicest run I've had in a long time. Esp. the last mile or so, it just felt great. Then I had to go & do just a little too much. But not way too much. I should carry around my phantom LInda. This morning was 4, but very slow.

Theresa, less windy weather should be right around the corner. I know what you mean. Nothing but cold and wind here. North wind bringing cold Canada air down here. Yuck. Dg, What distance are you at now? I will look up Brain Training. My brain could use some about now. Yep hurting less. I have learned to take a day off every now and then. Slowly things are healing. Kevin, how art thou? Linda, what did the podiatrist do to you? I am up to a 27 minute walk/run now. My run is pathetically slow. I took it easy on purpose so the pain would stay away. I went to the New England Multisport expo last weekend. Fun fun fun. A friend and I took a total immersion swim class. We learned a lot and the instructor is local so we will be hiring her for private lessons. And I took ChiRunning again. This time the founder of the method gave the class. Great class. I learned more than last time and was a good refresher. I highly recommend that method of running. Laurie

Finally, a calm morning! Low 20s. Felt great! I did only 3 miles, because it was with my running partner. At least her injury is not bothering her! I can't wait until she's "up to speed" again, so to speak. It does make me realize that I've made progress, because these runs are much easier for me than they are for her, since she's had to take some time off. Next week is when I take my son to Austin to look at UT. Three days of warm weather!!!!! I can't wait. DS may not want to come home after that visit! Laurie, you're doing great! Don't be hard on yourself!