Time Keeps on Slipping
When hurry up and wait is a strategy
Here’s a non-controversial running statement: Early fall is the absolute best time of the year to be outside getting in miles. Late summer heat and humidity has finally been replaced by early autumn’s cool and pleasant temperatures. The leaves are turning vibrant colors transforming the trails into a technicolor dreamscape.
The only thing missing from this portrait of running Valhalla is yours truly. Oh how I wish I could be out there! Instead, I’m stuck inside with a nagging hip injury. What should have taken 3-4 days to clear up will now take at least 10 before I’m ready to resume training.
What’s particularly galling is that I’ve put in considerable time to prevent these types of physical interruptions from occurring. As my coach Avery Collins put it when we spoke earlier this week: “As a runner, you can do everything right and still get injured. That's the unfortunate reality of this sport.”
Just because injuries are inevitable doesn’t mean they have to be permanent. Here’s how we’re treating this latest ailment with a combination of long term perspective, proactive measures, a makeshift standing desk, and infinite amounts of patience.