The Hippie Hurts

I think I need a new hip...I hadn't mentioned it in the blog because i was trying to be positive about Diabetes Training Camp, CWD, etc. etc. But wow, it was a doozy of a fall.

Yes i realize this is a hurt knee and not a hurt hip but the clip was free....

So several weeks back I had fallen on the ice while out training with the Buffalo Marathon Training Group. And when I fell I didn't go down gracefully. I'm amazed i didn't take anyone with me when I went, arms and legs were waving all over the place when i went down. The guys in the group were shocked i even got up. I checked all of the important stuff once i could stand (insulin pump, BG meter, head) and everything was ok, so on we went. We were already several miles into the run, so there wasn't any way to call it a day.

But we did circle back towards the start for water, and when we did I called uncle (where did that phrase come up anyway, 'calling uncle' if i ever find out i'll do a blog entry on it - promise). I was scheduled to run 18 miles that day but only made it about 6. I limped towards the car to head home to try and ice / stretch it, I was leaving the next day for Diabetes Training Camp.
Stopping early and icing/stretching was defintely a smart move (and i 'll mention it was a smart move again because it's rare that i can say i did something smart when it comes to, well, anything.) There was black and blue mark on my hip but it felt a lot better over the next few days.

But then I fell again while at camp, this time I was on the bike. It wasn't on the road thank goodness, we were on a lawn going through some drills to improve balance (yes, it's aparent i need more of them). I fell on the exact spot I did when i fell while running. And this time it was bad. Icing and strecthing did nothing to help. I had to take it easy on the working out.

Since then it's been hit or miss, I've been trying to take it easy, but it's been hard with the Boston Marathon coming up. I've missed a lot of runs (a lot of runs). Biking feels somewhat ok, but it's still bad. My goals for Boston and for the early season of triathlons are going to need some major tweaking.

I wonder if I get one (a hip) on ebay? They sell everything else, why not give it a shot? I'd try Craig's list, but at least I can get some guarantee with PayPal if I use ebay, like if it's not the right size or something, I might be able to get a refund....