I finished my PT sessions but was still not without pain. So my therapist sent me back to my doctor, Dr. R, for evaluation. Dr. R. recommended me to a specialist, Dr. N, who happens to be the specialist who treated one of the elite female runners of Arkansas. He is a great guy and has ungrounded me from running. I am on special medication and will report back for re-evaluation in early January but until then I am free to run as I feel up to. I managed to get one run in since he said that and then fell ill with the flu.
I am working on setting some run goals for this year. One goal is easy: finish one 10k and one 15k. I was ready for the 10k just prior to the injury so I think it won't take much to get back ready for the 10k.
I did run the jiggle bell run 5k Dec 6th and had a good experience. Didn't set a PR because I didn't run it all the way. But I didn't hurt much afterwards. Which I am really glad I did well because Dr. N asked when I ran last and I didn't want to lie to him. I did a 4 mile group run in the cold the day I was release and was really surprised at how well I did. My biggest problem was how cold I got. I have got to get some more weather appropriate clothing.
I am looking at running the Little Rock Marathon 10k on March 1st. At the moment, I am looking for a running partner since Erin and Marty will be running the half marathon together.
