Permission to Run/Walk Granted! ~~~~~

Yesterday, Physio gave the nod to walk/easy run which I did this morning at Bowral Parkrun.  What a joy to be moving again... running very slowly but, nevertheless, it was moving faster than I've been able to do for the past 7 weeks since tearing 1.5 hamstring muscles off the tail bone, which leaves me with 1.5 good muscles same leg! However, to avoid further injury, strengthening exercises have to continue ad infinitum, but I'm okay with that because it allows me to return to what I love doing best.


Bowral Parkrun ( #52 for me) 5km
Run/Walk in 40:54
Age graded 78.48%
TE 4.9 ...Highly Improving...I should think so!

No idea what was so funny unless it was that I'd had a fun run!

With one of our fast juniors!

Bowral Parkrun ~~~~ Walk!

From Physio :  Very pleased with progress and within 2 weeks walk/jog; in 4 weeks back to running! I'm already (secretly) adding some very easy jogging in my walking each day!  As well as walking, still doing daily strengthening exercises for hamstring, indoor bike, foam roller etc. and it seems like all the hard work is paying off.




Escorted to the finish, Bowral Parkrun, last Saturday!

My 50th Bowral Parkrun ~~~~~

A lovely Autumn day to complete my 50th Parkrun, even though I had to walk not run, but I did sneak in a little jog at the finish!

Parkrun #49 for me! ~~~ A Walking PB!!!

 1 min 47 sec walking PB this morning and will be walking for some weeks to come while hamstring continues to strengthen.  I took Barry's (RD) dog, "Charlie", with me and I'm sure that's how I got the walking PB!


5km in 45:00min
AHR 75%
TE  3.3  =  Improving!


Just the most beautiful Southern Highlands morning again this week, finished off with coffee at the Briars.  Physio ongoing : walk and cycle as much as I like; no stretching or running though!  Till next week .....

"Charlie" & Me Setting Off

"Charlie" & Me Finishing!

Bowral Parkrun ~~~~~ Walking!

Number 48 for me ....2 to go!  Cool morning, felt extra cool walking, but I tried to power walk only to find I'm not very good at it! However, it's all I can do for the time being and until I get the green light from physio that hamstring is OK to jog. 

5km in 46:56  (68.39%)
AHR 67-83% of Max.
Avg. Cadence 142spm


TE  2.7 .... Maintaining ... surprise!

Blog on Hold ~~~~~

.....until Physio for hamstring is finished and back running. Unless something else happens in the meantime!

First Physio ~~~~~

I'm really tired tonight; physio went well; will need quite a bit more over the next few weeks -  once a week, I'm guessing should do it with strengthening exercises to do at home until hamstring is strong enough to run again.


Day 29 Plank :  I couldn't get anywhere near 4.5 minutes, so I'm leaving it as 4 minutes my PB!

Easter Monday Walking ~~~~~

45 min Walking

Starting from school, in and around Renwick and back to school.

45 minutes
4.5km
AHR 56-67% of Max,
Avg. Cadence 130spm 
TR 1.3....Minor.

Day 28 Plank : 4 minutes....last 30 seconds sheer pain!  Can't imagine 4.5 tomorrow!!

 

Easter Sunday Walk ~~~~~

Easter Sunday Walk.

1hour 14mins

6.4km

Avg. Cadence 127spm

AHR 61%-73%

TE 1.3 ... Minor!

Training Pace : Medium Aerobic

1hour 14 minutes walking

Day 27, Plank: 4 minutes.... Done, but only just!

Bowral Parkrun ~~~~~

I walked with the tail runner this morning and did the 5km, including the climb up the grassy hill at the finish, and had no pain whatsoever!  I'm still surprised that, with hamstring torn comletely from the bone, I don't have any pain while walking.  It puzzles me, but not complaining!.  I think I'll be back running sooner than expected; physiotherapist might have more information on that next Tuesday.


Now, how about this and what does it say about our Bowral Parkrunners?  Before the start I was presented with a huge bunch of the most gorgeous flowers!  Just to welcome me back!  Nearly fell over with shock first and then delight!  Where else would this happen?  Damned if I know!


Day 27, Plank ... Rest! But I did another 3.5 minutes to get ready for 4 minutes tomorrow!

"I Walk the Line" ~~~~~

My walk this morning ......From home to school and back.  Over the Easter break I've volunteered, as I always do on school holidays, to look after the farm animals which includes letting the chooks out in the morning and putting them back into their shed in the afternoon, so I'm making that my daily walk until school resumes next week.  This afternoon, I'll drive, not walk back to lock the chooks up for the night, feed them and the goats and the fish and give Amy her walk which really means she'll round up the chooks and chase them back into their shed!  I only have to say the word "chooks" and within seconds she's at the garage rearing to go!

60 minutes walk

Very overcast and cool, slight sprinkle.  Walk OK; used metronome at 115spm; glutes on left leg a bit sore.  I start physio next Tuesday and will ask about this.  Icing at home.,...
before plank!

Walk: 60 minutes
Distance  4.27km
AHR 54% - 69%
Avg. Cadence 111spm; Max 174spm

TE  1.2...Minor!  But on the rise!

Day 25, Plank  3.5 minutes! 
 Made it...just!  This is getting really tough and I can't imagine how I'll ever get to 5 minutes!

 

"Walk That Walk" ~~~~

Very pleased with this morning's walk.  Glorious, sunny day.... who wouldn't be happy to be just out walking?  I'm not a fast walker, in fact I don't like walking at all, more casual walker than speed, so this morning on the way back to the car, I put the metronome app on my phone, set 140spm, but  that was too fast, changed to 135 and kept time with it all the way back, even up the last hill, which is pretty good for someone like me who's not a walker


I parked near the school, walked down Bong Bong Road, along Old South Road as far as the airstrip and then back.  No hammie pain; left glutes felt a bit stiff on the way back.  Beats me how I can walk with one complete hamstring tear, another not quite complete and still not feel any pain when walking!  Sitting down is a different matter!  Ouch!!

56:58 minutes walk

Today's Walk:
56:58 min
Distance 4.77km
AHR 50-63%
Avg cadence 134spm


TE ...1.4   MINOR!  But at least it registered on the scale today!


Day 24, Plank  3 minutes...done!  Last 15 seconds just made it!

"Walk - Don't Run" ~~~

OK, I didn't run!  Beautifully sunny and warm morning  -  love this Autumn time of year!I walked around Renwick.

Today:  25 min. 2km  TE = Minor!

Injured leg a bit stiff to start but soon got into the swing of things! Interesting seeing all the new houses being built and I played a mind game of which ones I wouldn't like to live in and which ones I would, ruling out all the ones with such steep driveways going up or down to the house!

At home, hammie good, sat on ice pack for 20 minutes and then did plank!!

Day 23, Plank 3.0 minutes!!  I did it and wasn't as hard as yesterday's 2.5min. for some reason, but not easy at all!  Happy I made it!

3.0 minutes!

 

"Walking in a Winter Wonderland" ~~~~~

Gosh!  It was freezing as I went walking on my first day out after hamstring injury!  I parked on the other side of Renwick and walked out and back along Scarlet Street where it's quiet and flat;  it's also very shaded so that added to the chill that made me want to break into a jog....but I didn't!  I know Garmin details aren't necessary at this time, but I still like to see them!  Didn't wear HR monitor but will tomorrow so as get all stats.




Scarlet Street Walk

Walk .....31 minutes
Distance
2.43km


No pain at all while walking and same now at home; injured left leg just felt a bit different from the other one...probably stiff from no use over past 2 weeks but no pain at all which is great! So far, so good and tomorow I'll go out again.


Day 22, Plank 2.5 minutes ..... 3 min tomorrow!!

2.5 minutes today ...  Really tough!

After the Orthopaedic Surgeon's Appointment! ~~~~~

GOOD NEWS :  No surgery!  Physio starts immediately; walking, indoor cycling and swimming ... all according to how much I can do without any pain!  Possibly anything up to 6 months before I'll completely forget about it, but anything is better than having surgery unless there are no other options.  So here I go, starting all over again with a short walk tomorrow!

Day 21 Plank, 2.5 minutes : Just made it!  Don't think I had even another 5 seconds left in me!

Rest Day ~~~~~

Even plank has a rest day; don't know why.  I don't need one!


Day 20 is Day 29 Repeated!
Plank : 2.5 minutes .... Done!  I find it helps by breathing in and out as loudly as possible!

2.5 min. plank (without the beard!)

Still Doing Plank Challenge !!!

Day 19 Plank Challenge:
2.5 minutes .... Hard!  But still hope to get to day 30.

I Know How It Feels!

Ultrasound Results ..... Not what I expected to hear!

I certainly expected to have some physio but I most certainly didn't expect surgery but that's the news I heard this morning.  The ultrasound showed a complete tear of one of the 3 hamstring muscles from the pelvic bone and a partial tear in another ...that's the bad news! The third muscle seems to have come through unscathed and that's the good news!  The only way to fix the complete tear is surgery to reattatch it to the bone.....what have I done to deserve this!!!!!!


Monday afternoon, I have an appointment with an orthopaedic surgeon - same one who repaired torn medial meniscus in knees some years ago;  he's going to be surprised to see me turn up again at this stage of my life! 


So, that's it for some time to come, I guess!  Neverthelss, I still managed today's plank...


Day 18 Plank : 2 minutes...not easy!  And took twice as long to get up off the floor!




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Another Plank ~~~~~

I wasn't feeling too bright today with hamstring pain ......


Day 16 Plank : 2 minutes ..... not so easy!!

Just a Plank ~~~~~ and Hamstring Ultrasound

Had ultrasound on hamstring this aftenoon and, without knowing full details, results not what I was hoping for.  Seems there's a partial tear of the muscle from whatever bone the hamstring is attached to.  I'll hear more, I dare say, when I see GP on Friday morning.  Dismal news!




Day 16 Plank : 
1.5 minutes.  Easy!