For a couple of years now I have been battling some residual and chronic injury stuff that has stunted my enjoyment of and my running in general. After a hernia surgery a few years ago I have been way out of whack. It all finally came to a head in Zion last fall when I seized up and my body said “No more…fix me now!” A Christmas visit to see Jennifer McAteer at Superior Physical Therapy came back with the following diagnosis:<\/p>\n
1. Hip drop
2. Asymmetrical Arm Swing:
3. Too much torso rotation:<\/p>\n
Of course like all good Ultra runners I quadrupled the number of reps on each of the prescribed exercises and now I am nearing 100%. Last weekend I completed 13.5 miles with 3500k climb\/descent totally pain free! Hopefully I can be prepared for all the summer adventures to come.<\/p>\n
Here is some footage from the visit to the PT. You think Kenyan step downs are tough…try running tipped sideways. Eat your heart out Jaime!<\/p>\n