Well I have bought the running shorts, the camel back water
back pack and now a pair of trail running shoes, but what do I do about my
knee? I have signed up for a leg in the
Grande Cache Death Race this August long weekend and am pretty frustrated that my training has not been
where I was hoping. I have been battling
some knee issues for the last few months, which doesn’t seem to be getting any
better. Ice has been my friend. I was nervous at signing up originally but
that soon turned into excitement, and now its frustration. I have been in to see the doctor and put on
the waiting list for an MRI…. the process begins.
I have realized the hard way how important good supportive
shoes are. They not only need to be
comfortable for your feet to feel good but they need to offer support that
compliments the rest of your body’s alignment.
For years I heard about how crappy shoes would affect my feet and
eventually my knees and hips and etc; how true this is. The last 3 weeks I have been feeling sciatic
pain in my lower back and hip. I have
been visiting my chiropractor this last week and hoping that she can make a
difference. I’m not sure how long my
hips have been out of alignment (according to her records it’s been 2 years
since my last visit, ouch!), I haven’t been walking with a bad limp yet, but it
makes sense that this would contribute to my knee issues. It’s amazing how
everything in the body is connected and works together.
Where I feel issues the most right now seems to be in my
forms. Because we are moving in a
deliberate way from stance to stance, at times I feel very off balance or just
plain uncomfortable with pain. It’s
funny how some things don’t seem to bother me and others can have me grimacing
in pain. Lau Gar is turning into a hard form for me these days, especially the
opening bow with the twisting of my upper body.
So at this point I’m taking things day by day and doing what I can without
aggravating things more. I’m staying
engaged with my numbers and kms and adding in portions of forms that I need to
work on more. It’s frustrating, but I’m
grateful it isn’t to a point where I only feel comfortable lying in bed. I just need to change my focus a little right
now and trudge on. It’s all good!
Alana Regier
