Training Update - April 22, 2008 - Let the Healing Begin

Ironman Louisville training window - 830 days
Columbus Marathon training window - 180 days

I can't believe that it has been over 2 weeks since my last post.

Here's the catch-up for you. I mentioned in my last post that my left hip had been bothering me. I thought that it was a tight IT band. Wrong. I continued to try to train but was not able to do anything beyond about a mile and a half before the pain began. Ended up not walking in the Dam Fool 4 Miler on Sunday because I couldn't see attempting a four mile race if I couldn't get beyond 2 miles. I finally decided to call the doctor last week after the pain didn't ease up after my last "training walk" on the 15th.

I went today and he believes that I have a pinched nerve in my lower back and that is what is causing the problems. I am now on anti-inflammatory meds for the next 2 weeks. He wants me to continue to walk until the pain hits but not to try to walk through it. He hopes that with the meds - I will be able to gradually add more distance in the next weeks. If not and the pain continues, he said that imaging might be necessary to see what is going on.

So today I hit Creekside park for the first time in over a week. It was a beautiful day - sunny skies with temps in the 70's. I was able to do about a mile with some discomfort. The hip still has some aches even now. We'll have to see what happens over the next week.