What's the longest time period that you've been unable to run due to injury? This includes the off-and-on period that most people go through at the beginning of a chronic injury. Also, were you able to make a full comeback and reach your previous level of competance?
I've been out for 16 months and there appears to be no light at the end of the tunnel.
Two years with a hamstring insertion injury, ischial tuberosity.
Been battling a hip issue (piriformis, no arthritis evident) since 1994. It was a low grade issue, not really a problem until last year. Can train but at a slow pace, no hills or faster tempo at all.
Howard (The Duck) wrote:
Two years with a hamstring insertion injury, ischial tuberosity.
Been battling a hip issue (piriformis, no arthritis evident) since 1994. It was a low grade issue, not really a problem until last year. Can train but at a slow pace, no hills or faster tempo at all.
Hamstring was back in 1988, right leg. May have changed my biomechanics over the years, hence present problem, left leg resulted?
Coming up 12 months, it has sucked, but I will race again.
Last couple of weeks I have been weaning back into it; things are still not right, but sometimes you can sit around doing F all and it's worse than doing a little bit.
Worse part is all the so called experts can't really tell me what's wrong.
I've spent a Sh*t load on them; but now i'll just deal with it myself and battle on.
I fully expect to race again and set new pb's, if not soon, later.
Ya gotta stay positive man.
Good Luck.
well got banned for two weeks. for me, that's the equivalent of being injured for nine months
I am up to 5 mos. WIll go to at least 7. Good times.
18 months...two stress fractures resulting from osteoporosis due to a steroid in my asthma medication.
14 months - insertional achilles tendonosis and bursitis.
Taking a month or two off running completely was the worst thing i did.
Started rehab exercises to a level of moderate discomfort. The amount i can do for same disomfort has increased a lot. Now rehab exercises are mainly hopping.....and i'm also doing drills and light strides now. Did my first 'session' yesterday too - was 5x1km in about 3:55, barefoot on grass - Haha - about my old brisk steady run pace - but felt nice to be flowing along at a resonable speed again.
Curiously, daily walking is still causing a little discomfort, but this is slowing improving along with everything else.
So yes, there is light at the end of the tunnel, and i do think i'll be racing and setting pbs again.
I'm on month # 8 now and am going crazy. This is my freshman year at a d1 university and so far I haven't been able to compete or train at all. It's funny cuz all throughout high school my friends and I said "college will be so fun". Sorry, but this sucks. Injuries suck. Especially when doctors and medical professionals can't even give you a diagnosis. :-(
I'm at 2 months now, I got a bad achilles strain during indoor, kept running till the season ended, and I've been dealing with achilles tendonitis ever since.
Alex S wrote:
14 months - insertional achilles tendonosis and bursitis.
Taking a month or two off running completely was the worst thing i did.
Started rehab exercises to a level of moderate discomfort. The amount i can do for same disomfort has increased a lot. Now rehab exercises are mainly hopping.....and i'm also doing drills and light strides now. Did my first 'session' yesterday too - was 5x1km in about 3:55, barefoot on grass - Haha - about my old brisk steady run pace - but felt nice to be flowing along at a resonable speed again.
Curiously, daily walking is still causing a little discomfort, but this is slowing improving along with everything else.
So yes, there is light at the end of the tunnel, and i do think i'll be racing and setting pbs again.
I may be dealing with something similar to what you have...
Can you describe what "insertional achilles tendonosis and bursitis" is?
Why was taking a month or two off running the worst thing you could do? This is basically what I did, should I go about this differently?
Anyone with advice, I would really appreciate it, I want to get back out there soon..
girl who runs wrote:
I'm on month # 8 now and am going crazy. This is my freshman year at a d1 university and so far I haven't been able to compete or train at all. It's funny cuz all throughout high school my friends and I said "college will be so fun". Sorry, but this sucks. Injuries suck. Especially when doctors and medical professionals can't even give you a diagnosis. :-(
what's your injury issue?
i went through the same thing for my frosh and soph years in terms of frustration and a lack of answers. cross training like crazy helps, but you still feel very empty on the inside. try to stay positive and and cover every base...i had to go get a bone density test to figure out what was really wrong. when you get back, you'll appreciate running even more. good luck and try to put things in perspective.
7 months with a tibial stress fracture that was not healing well. So frustrating.
See my problem is that I can't cross train without pain either! Well, at first my injury was piriformis/glute medius stuff, then 6 months later I got over that (atleast enough to be able to run) and within a week of beginning training again I am dealing with this strange strange strange adductor/ upper thigh issue that sometimes radiates to my butt/glute area as well. I posted about this yesterday, but basically my upper inner right thigh (adductor) is red all over and is so tender to the touch that I can't even put a finger on it or wear pants without cringing. I tried to run on it the last two days but it just made it even worse so now I just give up on running. Can't swim or do the elliptical without pain either. So basically I am just doomed to be out of shape.
For people who have had to take extended periods of time off of training AND cross training (anything that works the lungs basically), have u ever made a successful comeback? I know it's going to take a while, but let's say I get these injuries better by June 1st and I start training (with no fitness at all), do you think by October I could be back to where I was? (70-80 miles a week, 17:20 5k)
How long does it take to go from zero fitness to peak fitness? Obviously less time in an athlete who had trained and was there in the past, right?
ya its me again.look you are young and if you want to be better you will.when i was a fresh in college i was out from november to may.i also ran 70-100 miles per week.i thought i was done.but by september i was in the best shape in my life.by november i was winning again.i could not xtrain.the bike hurt the knee and swimmimg did to.i learned to eat healthy.i did pushups and sit ups.went for walks and yes cried.a story of a girl i knew who was in a terrible car crash her soph year in high school and had 2 steel rods put in her.she could not even walk.by her sen year she was state champ.dont loose faith in your ability.this is only temp.make sur you get mri and bone scan done to rule out major problems.my heart goes out to everyone who is hurt.but you will come back.you can tell.dont let anyone tell you its not possible.can you ride the bike?
too much f***ing self pity in this thread
hello again shoegoo!
thanks for the words of advice/inspiration. I'm not giving up anytime soon, just feeling a bit discouraged. Being injured REALLY makes me appreciate how much I love running.... and how much I depend on it. It's my depression medicine. It's my stress reliever. It's like an integral part of my day and I just feel so lonely without it. I know this is bad, but I just can't help it. And being injured is just so hard when you don't reallly have a time frame for how long till you can resume training. My injuries have never been stress fractures (where you know the prognosis and are back in 6-8 weeks). I always get the crazy injuries that no one can figure out and I never know how long till I can run again. Sorry, I will stop this rant. thanks for trying to cheer me up. I'll keep your words in mind.
p.s.- no, can't bike either. Can't do much other than sit, and it has to be a special way for that not to hurt either. I'm going to the doc tomorrow because I really do think this rash/tenderness on my thigh is viral. Maybe not shingles, but this certainly doesn't feel like a muscular thing
hey, asdflkjf talk to me when you are injured and out for a long, indefinite period of time....
out of my first 4 years of college I have run one indoor race, One season of outdoor(4 races), and 3 cross country races. Getting injured sucks, but i transfered this year and it has gotten a lot better, it's just getting back into shape now
either way i hope it is better and your running soon.