My Quest to 50 +1
14 Down 36 More to Go
2017 Comeback Season
As we end the month of November and have one more month left
til the end of 2016 can’t help to think about my 2017 goals. Although I don’t
have my races yet set in stone as I usually do
around this time of year, I have
a mental list in my head that is constantly keeping me motivated , focused and
determined. My list consists of a few half marathons, marathon, and a
triathlon, hoping to fulfill a few more states on my quest to 50 since I didn’t
get to complete any in 2016.
My running season ended abruptly this summer due to a hip
injury and had rolled my ankle back in June from falling off my bike. Not knowing what kind of injury I had I kept
running for a few more weeks and went to Physical Therapy until I decided it’s
not worth running through pain and I took a little over 2 months off from
running. During those 2 months I decided to strength train, cycle and boxing
but my hip was still feeling a bit uncomfortable and decided to suck it up and
get the MRI that I was prescribed. I was nervous since I never had an MRI done
let alone with contrast where they injected a needle into your hip so they can
see better results. In October I found out I have a small labral tear and hip retroversion
which is the alignment of the femoral bone, I was really bummed and upset and
depressed I’m usually really careful when I run and not to over train and
couldn’t believe this happened to me. After the initial shock I decided to work
on where my weaknesses are and talk to one of my sole sisters (She-Ro) Cynthia
Martinez who has also struggled with a labral hip tear and has been able to run
strong and compete in the Boston Marathon and kick asphalt. I have had other friends with different
issues and able to run pain free again so decided to see a FMS (Functional
Movement Specialist) and after my initial visit with her I felt confident
enough to start running again and continue strengthening as I go. Strength training is just as important as cardio so don't forget to do it minimum twice a week. I can say that I slacked on it during the summer as I was triathlon training, I only strength trained once a week.
A few weeks ago I had my first run, from wanting to just
start out at 1 mile to see how I felt on the track I finished with 2 miles and
felt good. I thought it would be easy to get back into it after 2 months but
like that saying goes “If you don’t use it you lose it”, I have the drive and focus
to run again but I just need to pace myself and not get too excited that I am
running again. This past weekend I set out to run 5 miles and finished with 4,
mostly my fault since I didn’t initial use my first mile as a warm up and my
song on my playlist kept saying “you better work b*tch” lol so I started out
too fast and by mile 3 I was kinda done haha.
The month of December will be my base period where I focus on getting back into running, more strength training and building my endurance again and January I will start training for my first half in March. I have also been working on my swimming so I can compete in a triathlon again for 2017; my swimming is one of my biggest weaknesses but will stay consistent to get better, “Consistency is the key to success”.
Until next year! Happy Running, Biking, Swimming!!
