Hip Hop

Well, I've taken two full days (and counting) off from running. The good news is that I only lurch if I've been sitting for a while. the bad news is that I still am lurching then, and can feel that it'll get worse if I run.

sooooo ... I did make an appointment with my doc, next week. we'll see where that leads.

I'm discouraged about that. Today was a beautiful, cool day and I wanted to be out running. and my 10K is coming up. will I have time to heal and train for it?

I'm hoping there's some magic quick fix.

Well, Poop.

Whether I've been training too hard, or my new shoes don't quite sit right (although they feel pretty comfy) or something else caused me to get out of whack, my hip pain is back.

In the other hip, oddly enough. The PT who did the gait analysis in my running class said she thought I was in good alignment but might have one leg slightly longer than the other. Go figure. But that doesn't explain the hip pain if the hip pain hops from side to side, does it.

After consulting the good Dr. Google, I am thinking it might be iliopsoas tendonitis.

Trying to decide what next. Do I start the string of doctor visits that may or may not end up in a diagnosis and treatment? Do I visit a chiropractor? Do I maybe pursue online consulting from www.egoscue.com? Do I take a Chi Running course? Do I just try to back off the plan and work on the alignment and stretching exercises?

Blah blah, I have to admit it's discouraging, when things were going so well, to be lurching around like Frankenstein today. Dr. Google suggests that, if it IS iliopsoas tendonitis, it might take weeks or months to really heal. And who knows, maybe that's not even what it is.

My race is a little over a month away. Will I be able to run it?

It's hard to *become* a runner when you're doing your best to do what it takes and something like this comes up. Makes me wonder if maybe I wasn't cut out to become a runner after all. Those kids back in 8th grade who told me I was a total athletic 100zR and should just quit track ... maybe they were right.

What am I up to?

Seriously, what have I been up to? I'm asking you, 'cause I'm not really sure.

I've been running more. Using the Nike+ website 'coach' to train for a 10K in June. I won't be *fast* but I will finish. I just ordered new running shoes from Zappos.com and they should arrive today. I hope I hope I hope I love them.

I've been muddling through laundry, dishes, school, supervising kid chores .... those things are endless.

I've been waffling and failing on healthy eating. As usual, it's the junk food that really undermines me, not so much the meal tweaking.

My creative energies have mostly gone into birthday cakes and cooking. which I haven't blogged, but still take pictures of as if I'm going to blog them.

I've continued in my tradition of not being well scheduled with a baby, probably even less so now that we've wandered away from the "whole family peace & quiet" time in which babies always napped. So now I have a busy toddler who doesn't really sleep regularly. It's taking it's toll on me, but I'm too tired to deal with it. She does sleep, it just tends to be when she decides to, rather than when would be good for the rest of us. Blah blah blah.

Oh, and several of you have asked about the robots. Yes, there was plenty of food. Hungry high school kids can be surprisingly picky, but overall there were good reports that they enjoyed the meals. I provided three meals over the season. The team did very well, making it to the quarter finals in both the State and later the World competition. Both times they were eliminated by the team that went on to win, so we can't really complain about that. The kids and the robot did great, and we were pretty impressed with the whole FIRST Robotics experience.

The kids who are in the community honors choir had their final performance last night and all sang well. I completely forgot to bring my camera. And Eminoodle has been cast in another play, so I'm juggling rehearsals and costume help for that. Hopefully I'll update on that when it comes up, but don't count on it, given my recent blogging record.

Actually, I'd like to get back to blogging regularly. But I won't promise. I did (gulp) join facebook with my real name, so if you know me and want to look me up, you can. Don't expect much from me there, either, though. I do still hate facebook. LOL.

I wish I had more interesting things to say, or deeper stuff. Truth is, I'm kind of plodding along feeling pretty good about a few things and like I'm trying not to *sink* in the rest of the stuff. But if you someday read a headline "Local woman and part time runner drowns in pile of laundry" you'll know it's me.