Training Log Archive: broccolisa

A special task at work today involved 3.5 hours of walking on a sidewalk, at a moderate pace. The last ~10 minutes was at my normal brisk pace.

>>>>>>>> ITB fine! Very happy and relieved about that. Flat sidewalk surface on no grade may have played a role.

Still waiting on the results of the knee xrays, but, first visit with a new physio today. Wow, she was so much more thorough than the other person at the other clinic. Did all kinds of tests and observations including a (mini) gait analysis -- the other PT didn't do any of that. She found some mechanical things and lopsidedness that could be adding undue stress, resulting in the ITB issue. She also prescribed a bunch of stretches all in this one visit, rather than a couple of things per visit like the other PT did. Felt like more value and knowledge for the money. I guess like many things, sometimes you have to shop around... Case in point the estimate I got recently from a plumbing company, to replace a customer-supplied kitchen sink: $817! plus tax!!!!! Can you believe it! The company I went with was wayyyy cheaper and did a great job and the plumber's jaw dropped to the ground when I showed him that other estimate. Highway robbery... But anyway, I digress.

I didn't write about it, but a nearly two-hour easy walk on Christmas Day resulted in the slightest of twinges, which was the first time this happened without any running. Then New Year's Eve I was desperate to exercise the dogs in a limited amount of time before heading out, so I broke my running rest by doing a bit of informal run/walking with the dogs, to the tune of no more than about 12 minutes total running -- and the ITB was definitely flaring up by the end of that puny amount of running. An 80 minute easy, flat walk the next day and once again it flared up, about an hour in. Hasn't yet been as bad as it was with the summer/fall orienteering, but I'm sure it would be right back to that if I were running for that long. Frustrating, and very depressing to think this could potentially be a permanent thing bringing an end to not only my orienteering but also long walks and hikes with my dogs -- getting turned into a couch potato at age 42.

So, I'm not convinced PT will fix this issue and let me return to long hikes and orienteering, but will sure as heck give it a good solid try this time.

Homework from today:

To be done at least once/day:
- tripod stand (for awareness)
- rolling
- sacroiliac exercise/ROM
- hamstring stretch (with strap)
- gastrox/soleus stretch
- ITB side-bend stretch
- hip flexor stretch (supported by chair)

C • Keep at it... 2

Felt the recent lack of practice.