… because it’s the closest thing to flying! That’s what I shared on the running (yes, that’s right!) commentary on the National Running Day Web site. Today marks the fifth year for this event, which is always held on the first Wednesday in June and organized by a coalition of…
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Another Blog Birthday
My little blog is now 2 years old, as of May 24th, actually. I haven’t been tending to it too much lately. Work, grad school and prolonged dental work have occupied a great deal of my time – along with half-marathon training. Yes, I did say a half marathon, didn’t…
Posted in Core Strengthening, Cross Training, Hip Labral Tears, My Story, Physical Therapy, Running
Checking In
On this last day of April, I wanted to keep the commitment I made to myself when I started this blog nearly two years ago (just before my first hip scope – on my left side) to post at least once a month. (Whew, just made it!) I also thought…
Posted in Hip Labral Tears, My Story, Running
Silver Linings
The recent nor’easter and a recent bout with norovirus (a k a stomach flu) have, oddly, helped to speed up my recovery from last month’s setbacks (double workouts, severe spinning were the culprits). I guess my aching body (or, rather, aching left groin area) just need to rest some more,…
Posted in Core Strengthening, Hip Labral Tears, My Story, Physical Therapy, Running
Thankful
There are many reasons to be grateful this Thanksgiving weekend. For starters, my family and I survived Hurricane Sandy (yes, we live in hard-hit New Jersey) relatively unscathed. Even though I lost power for 10 days and my commute to New York was for awhile a two-hour odyssey each way,…
Knowing When to Stop
The latest post on HSS on the Move, the Hospital for Special Surgery blog, offers some tips from its Center for Hip Preservation on managing hip pain. It suggests, among other things, avoiding “repetitive hip flexion,” or moving your hip or leg toward your chest, along with deep squats and…
Posted in Hip Labral Tears, Running
A Major Milestone (And Update)
Yes, I am running again. And I am thrilled to report that I actually covered three miles this morning – my longest run in a year, in fact, almost to the day. (Back then it was clearly a therapeutic endeavor: to calm my jitters two days before the first of two…
Posted in Hip Labral Tears, My Story, Physical Therapy, Running
Running Style and Injuries
The Science section of The New York Times today featured a column about how changing your stride may help to prevent running injuries. The writer, Tara Parker-Pope, noted how runners these days are far more fixated on achieving proper form than, say, improving their overall performance. In recent years, the…
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Running Holiday
Today marks the fourth annual National Running Day. It’s held on the first Wednesday of every June, for the uninformed. If they can have a National Doughnut Day (you missed it; that was June 1st) or a Banana Split Day (on June 8th), why not celebrate something that helps to promote health and well-being,…
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Training to Run Again
Exactly 16 years ago, I was up in the Boston area running my very first marathon. (Yes, that one!) It was the 100th running of that fabled race, and to celebrate the occasion, the Boston Athletic Association, the race organizer, opened up 5,000 spots to a lottery. So running novices…
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