MRI Monday

by | Jan 27, 2008 | injury, MRI, physical therapy

Tomorrow is the day. I go in for my MRI on the ol’ hamstring. With any luck, whatever damage has been done will not take too long to repair. I go in for the results of the MRI on Tuesday. I’m looking forward to getting all this taken care of because...

Physical Therapy- Session I

by | Jan 22, 2008 | physical therapy, Running

Hold on people, relax!! I don’t have to stop running forever! I’ve been given orders to stop running just until we can review the results of my upcoming MRI. That will be next week. In the meantime, I’ve already been to a physical therapist so I can...

Here We Go Again!

by | Jan 19, 2008 | Dr. Nicola, hamstring, injury, Running

For the past 18 months to 2 years, I’ve been having some soreness in my hamstrings. Most of this is when I run, but sometimes I can feel it during other things, like biking uphill. This has never really caused me to quit a run, but I have felt the need to dial...

Trainer is bad for my wallet!

by | Jan 6, 2008 | bike ride, indoor riding, trainer

This week kicked off some mild base training. With that kick off, I’ve had to spend some time on the trainer. I’m not a big fan of the trainer. It’s pretty boring, but when you live in the midwest, road rides this time of year are hard to come by. I...

Happy New Year!

by | Jan 1, 2008 | cold weather, happy new year, snow, training run

Just like the last 4 years, my tradition has been to get out first thing in the morning for a New Year’s Day run. We had less people at today’s run than last year, but that was probably due to the challenging weather here in Chicago this morning. The snow...