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March 03, 2006
Napa Marathon - Attending But Not Running
The Napa Marathon is this Sunday. I signed up to run with 4 other folks (all Relay veterans!) and put together an aggressive (but not insane) 16 week training schedule.
Things were going very well up to week 13 (when I hit a new PR at the SF Half). After the SF Half, I had an odd soreness emanating from the TFL on my right leg. Strangely, I couldn't stand on just my right leg without pain. My regular session at SMI helped a bit, but things didn't get better after a week.
My massage therapist suggested I head over to PAMF and see someone in Sports Medicine. Fortunately, I got in to see the highly recommended Dr. King. After 10 minutes of "can you move your leg this way? Does that hurt?" and a few questions, he told me he suspected a femoral stress fracture. A subsequent bone scan bore this out. Bottomline is that I am out of commision for 8 weeks to 6 months - it varies widely. A major factor is rest :-(
Instead of running this Sunday, I'll be on the sidelines, cheering on my wife and friends. Chris will be completing her first marathon and feeling a sense of true accomplishment that most people will never know.
Tags: marathon, running, Napa Marathon, stress fracture
Posted by davehod at March 3, 2006 10:00 AM
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Sorry to hear about your injury keeping you out of the marathon. I'm thinking of entering the Napa Marathon next year so hope to read something of your impressions of it (as a spectator) here.
Posted by: Tillerman at March 3, 2006 05:00 AM
