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Done at 387 Days (Read 245 times)

    I'm out.  PT said I need to rest my strained hamstring, and I'm actually going to listen.  It simply isn't OK to run on it- not even the mile.   I'll be back at some point. 

    Out there running since dinosaurs roamed the earth

     

    Ojo


      Sorry you have to end the streak but always best to listen to the PT.  Running in general is way more important than the streak.  You should be very proud of all that you have achieved in those 387 days! 

      Sara

      MM #2929

        All things must come to an end sooner or later. Great job, and smart listening to your body. Get healthy and start it out again.
        jb944


        Chicago RnR 1/2 Marathon

          Karen, sorry to hear you ended the streak, but what an accomplishment to hit that many days in a row! 
          jeffdonahue


            Oh no!

             

            Sorry to hear about the hamstring.  That sucks.  But you have to listen to what your body is telling you.  Look at it this way - after some rest you'll probably come back even stronger.

             

            Best of luck

             

            jeff

             

            Trent


            Good Bad & The Monkey

              I'm out.  PT said I need to rest my strained hamstring, and I'm actually going to listen.  It simply isn't OK to run on it- not even the mile.   I'll be back at some point. 

               

              I happen to disagree with your PT.  Most hammies take forever to heal and active recovery does better than rest.  Active recovery can include gentle running or walking.

                He was letting me run.  I was running gently and many days it really bothered me and even the gentle runs were miserable.  To me, it is stupid to run while hurting that much.  What the PT said was that if it stayed the same or got better during the run, I could run.  If it got worse, I should not run.  It was getting worse.    Gentle running that is very uncomfortable isn't doing an injury any favors.   I figure I've been through enough injuries over 30+ years of running that I have a feel for when I should be running through something and when I should not. 

                 

                It started right after Tom King ( perhaps really started during a stupid barefoot mile on the beach during the week before on very uneven, shell-covered sand) and was runable (a little tight but could do normal running pace and workouts) for about 2 weeks.  Then as of Running to Beat the Blues (where I stood for 3 hours) it was worse.  Then after another week with just gentle, shorter running it was a lot worse.  It hurt to walk. At that point you stop.  I am not someone who easily gives up a 387 day streak and probably my 2000 mile year and my entire fitness, so if I stopped running you can be pretty certain that it's the only option. 

                Out there running since dinosaurs roamed the earth

                 

                Trent


                Good Bad & The Monkey

                  You sure it is your hammie?

                    I think so- and so does the PT (Perry Smith).  I thought I might have an SI joint rotation, which I have had in the past, but he checked all my alignment and doesn't think the SI joint is out.  Pain tends to be mid-hamstring (not butt or ITB) rotating around to inner leg after running.  I have a bunch of exercises to do.   It also wasn't bad enough/soon enough to be the SI joint stuff I used to have.  When I got that I couldn't sit without a tennis ball.  Now, the tennis ball helps the hamstring, but I can sit fine without it.

                    What do you think?

                    Out there running since dinosaurs roamed the earth

                     

                    Trent


                    Good Bad & The Monkey

                      SI should hurt in a totally different place than Hammie.  SI should be upper butt and low back together.  Hammie can be in the back of the leg all the way up to the lower butt.  What worries me is that it hurts walking.  And standing.  And that it is getting worse.  None of those things are typical for a hammie pull, in my experience.  The hammie pull should hurt maximally at onset and then just persist forever.  What I worry about is a stress fracture in your proximal femur or posterior pelvis.  Where exactly is the pain, and what positions bring it out?

                        I guess I would describe it as more "tight" than "hurts".  When I take Advil it feels a lot better, but I really try to limit that because I don't want to just mask pain.  In Las Vegas last week I was taking Advil due to late nights, headaches, lack of sleep etc and the hamstring felt a LOT better!    When I take a stride or swing my leg the tightness is pretty much mid-hamstring- right in the back of my thigh.  In Las Vegas I had 2 runs (Fri and Sat) where it let me run without having to stop every mile or so (well, in the Friday 5 only the last 2 miles were really OK).  When I got home and tried to run Sunday it was tight and miserable.  I can actually feel the tightness lying down as much as any other time, which is surprising to me.  Uphills or upgrade feels a little better than flat or downgrade. My stride is hampered and my pace is very hampered.   I figured it was a low level strain- not even a real pull.  It started so gradually.  It doesn't seem painful enough for a stress fracture (at least in my experience).  I did a 3 mile walk yesterday morning and it was stiff the entire way, but the elliptical (Precor Adaptive Motion Trainer which is more of an arc trainer) didn't seem to bother it- at least no stiffness DURING the workout.

                         

                        MTA- Doesn't hurt standing, but after standing in the cold for 3 hours at Beat the Blues and THEN going to do my 8 mile run, it was extremely stiff.

                        Out there running since dinosaurs roamed the earth

                         

                        Trent


                        Good Bad & The Monkey

                          Stress fractures do not necessarily hurt that much.
                            Should I go to my orthopedist to check on stress fracture possibility?  Would the pain be middle of hamstring radiating to inside of upper leg?

                            Out there running since dinosaurs roamed the earth

                             

                            Trent


                            Good Bad & The Monkey

                              I would go get it checked out, no dis on Chris Perry.  It is possible that a hip or high femur fracture could cause pain there.  A mild stress fracture or stress reaction could certainly do that.  A simple xray would likely go a long way to sorting this out (and allaying my concern). Smile

                                Would a stress fracture at early stages show up on an xray?  Seems like I always wound up with MRIs except for the 2007 clear tibial plateau fracture.  

                                Thanks for the advice.

                                Out there running since dinosaurs roamed the earth

                                 

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