I'm sure many veteran runners can predict what happened next; an injury. On an easy 4 mile run my hip got progressively tighter and more painful. I have had episodes of IT band tendinitis in the past, and this seemed to fit the bill. I took a week off from running to let my hip heal, but it did not subside.
I was born to a family of stubborn men, and I am no exception. A hitch in the hip is no reason to stop training. I tried an easy 15 minute run and my hip did not seem to get better or worse, so I decided to just continue to run short runs until the pain resolved. It is now nearly two weeks since my hip started to hurt and it has gotten much better.
At this point, I would say that it has healed to nearly 90%, but I will push forward cautiously at this point, because I cannot afford another setback in my training. To supplement my running, I have taken to the pool, swimming three days a week for 30 minutes at a time. This brings my weekly cardiovascular training to a total of 5 hours, with an hour of cardiovascular training three days a week. I will continue to progressively increase my runs and swims by 5 minutes per training session each week until I reach 10 hours of cardiovascular training each week.
The fundraising has begun and the link is posted above. We are off to a fantastic start, with a wonderful anonymous donation of $500 and many other generous donations, we have already approached the $1,000 mark. Our goal is set at $7,500 and I am certain that with the support of my friends and family, that we will surpass this mark.
In other good news, I was accepted the University of Vermont College of Medicine class of 2016 and am in discussions with the Associate Dean to pursue an MD/PhD degree that will allow me to pursue my dream of becoming a medical researcher.
Until next post, I encourage you to do one unwarranted act of kindness. Both you and the recipient will feel wonderful for it.
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