KaitlynJ
Officially a marathoner!
- Joined
- Jul 23, 2018
Hey y'all! I'm new to the boards, but just stumbled across this section today. I've been looking for a place to keep track of my progress (tried SparkPeople and wasn't a fan) - this seems perfect!
I've been running for 9 years, largely without injury, until this summer training for the Red White and Boom Half Marathon in Minneapolis. I started having shin splits, which I've never had before, so I made an appointment with an orthopedist at a sports medicine clinic. He ordered an MRI and I was diagnosed with a grade 2 stress reaction (basically, a stress reaction is what precedes a stress fracture). The MRI showed edema in my muscle and even a small amount inside my bone, but no fracture lines were visible yet. I was put in a walking boot and have been in it for six weeks. I'm in the process of transitioning out slowly, and Sunday will be my first day completely out!
It'll be at least another week or two before I'm running again. The wait is just killing me! In the meantime, I have "homework" from the physical therapist, and I'm allowed to bike on a stationary bike as long as the resistance is low and I don't have any pain.
Looking forward to logging my progress here and hopefully being healed up soon so I can get in shape for the Fairy Tale Challenge in February!
I've been running for 9 years, largely without injury, until this summer training for the Red White and Boom Half Marathon in Minneapolis. I started having shin splits, which I've never had before, so I made an appointment with an orthopedist at a sports medicine clinic. He ordered an MRI and I was diagnosed with a grade 2 stress reaction (basically, a stress reaction is what precedes a stress fracture). The MRI showed edema in my muscle and even a small amount inside my bone, but no fracture lines were visible yet. I was put in a walking boot and have been in it for six weeks. I'm in the process of transitioning out slowly, and Sunday will be my first day completely out!
It'll be at least another week or two before I'm running again. The wait is just killing me! In the meantime, I have "homework" from the physical therapist, and I'm allowed to bike on a stationary bike as long as the resistance is low and I don't have any pain.
Looking forward to logging my progress here and hopefully being healed up soon so I can get in shape for the Fairy Tale Challenge in February!