Well, I'm dealing with some funk again. About a week before the half marathon I started feeling discomfort (not pain) in my right knee. It wasn't enough to stop me from doing the half and really didn't bother me much during the run. I honestly just thought I was overdue for new shoes. But a couple days after the half my knee became very sore. I went and got new shoes thinking that would help, but I still took all of last week off from running to give my knee a chance to rest. So Saturday morning, I went to Clinton with my new shoes on anxious to run. Well, I got to Maude Edith and tried to run and I absolutely couldn't. My knee was hurting now and both legs just felt off. I kept trying several times to run but I just couldn't. So I turned around and joined the curb crew back at ground zero. Sheila, Mark and Matt looked at it and all three said, "Go see Wayne." So I called him first thing Monday morning and got in to see him at 3:00 that afternoon.
Let me just say that Wayne is wonderful in many ways. I sat down on the table and he started talking to me about MM, running and triathlons and other non-injury stuff and he was manipulating my knee and leg the whole time and before I even told him what kind of problem I was having and what kind of pain I was in, he already knew what the problem was. AMAZING! He said my knee is not moving straight when I run. It's going crooked and rubbing bone on bone. So he gave me some exercises to do to strengthen my inner quad that should help straighten it out. The weirdest thing was that he told me to run. He asked what my pain was on a scale from 0 to 10 and I said a 4 and he said that unless it's a 7 or an 8, go ahead and run. I said I was worried that there was something wrong and I didn't want to aggravate it but he wasn't worried about that at all. I was so relieved. He is awesome and I wish I had just an ounce of his energy and drive! He told me to call him in a couple days and let him know how I'm doing. I didn't run this morning and probably won't get to tonight either so I'll probably do a short run tomorrow and my regular one on Thursday and take Friday off as usual. I will just die if I can't do the 15 this weekend. It was soooooooo hard to sit on the sideline on Saturday and watch. Kudos to you Sheila for being able to do that!
So, I'll keep ya'll posted on my goings on. Back to Saturday, Heather is my hero. You guys read Cindy's blog about the kitten. Seeing Heather walk up with a dirty, sweaty, cute and adorable kitten under her arm was the sweetest thing I'd ever seen, especially since she's highly allergic. She said she just couldn't leave it behind. Heather, you really are my hero for rescuing that kitten like that. You have a heart of gold! And I'm so glad Cindy adopted the kitten because it was obvious that it was love at first sight. This all is just more proof that MM participants are truly amazing people, in many more ways than the obvious!
Happy 4th everyone! I'll see you all Saturday, sidelined or not.
11 comments:
Good news that you can still run. I'm due for new shoes too. ugh. I will see you Saturday for sure. don't worry, I'm slow (being that I sat out the half marathon) and I will keep you company.
you are too kind..thx for the kind words...good luck...keep me posted..wayne
I'm so glad to hear the good news about the knee. I couldn't imagine not seeing your smiling face every Saturday morning out there running! That's great! Good luck with the 15. You can do it, you can do it, you can do it!!!!!
Christa keep the faith. Wayne has been helping me with my right knee for several weeks now. He is an outstanding gentleman.
Great news! So glad to hear that it was not as bad as you thought. Just don't over-do on Saturday... run your own race! See you soon,
Sheila
Sorry about your knee, but glad to hear it's not going to sideline you!
We already miss ya'll and Saturday's upcoming run, and it's only Tuesday. Jana has been wogging up here in Cody. She did 3 miles this am before we went to breakfast and then worked outside painting all day in the 90 degree heat. She wogged with an average less than 13 min/mile, and that at 5000 ft elevation!
We are going to the outdoor night rodeo tonight (Cody is famous for their nightly rodeo). This is building to the professional finals tomorrow night.
Later,
Clark
Christa, I'm pullin' for you...hope the knee does okay this week. We are lucky we have Wayne to lean on!
I am so thrilled to read your blog about Wayne. I may check on making an appointment for myself to see about my knee. I think I have been afraid to up to this point (don't want him to sideline me). :)
Good luck on Saturday. I will be doing mine on Friday evening with Mandy.
I'll be pulling for you this Saturday. I'll be in San Antonio.
Yee-haw!
Hey Christa, just read your comment on my blog about the antidepressants. My mom, along with you and Sheila, have convinced me that I should take one. I went for my annual exam at the OB/GYN on Monday and I started crying in the exam room just talking to her...she said, yep, you need an antidepressant...started Lexapro yesterday...hope happy trails are ahead! Thank you so much for your comments!
Christa,
Glad the knee isn't anything serious. Take it easy. Better to not be able to do 15 in July, than not be able to do 26.2 in October. You're being very smart in going to see about it now. Hang in there, it's all worth it.
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