Good news, bad news. My knee actually feels good. I’ve gotten 2 shots, and I’ll be getting 3 more. That’s the good news. The bad news is that my groin is hurting. It actually seemed to be getting better until I ran 14 miles on Saturday. About half way through, it started hurting, but of course I pushed on. Now it’s killing me, so I think I’ll have to shut it down for awhile. But for how long? 1 week? 2? I have no idea. I missed a long run last weekend, and it looks like I’ll miss another long run this weekend. The San Antonio Marathon looks like it may be another in a list of marathons that I have run while being injured or coming off an injury. But now, I will go to the gym and ride the exercise bike and do the elliptical trainer.
I have an MRI scheduled for this week and this could be the the beginning of the end for my medicine that I take for my MS. We shall see.
Good luck with the MRI; hope you get a good diagnosis.
I, too, am a runner with MS and am no longer taking meds – I was shocked and elated my neurologist told me to get off Avonex (two years ago). My MRI came back “inactive” and I sincerely hope yours does as well. Your blog is inspiring – I just started one to track my training –runnerwithms ; )
I hope to be brave enough to do 26.2… best wishes to you.
Blair. So have had an MRI lately?
Actually, I have the script and have not yet made the call to schedule…it was my choice to ask for one. I am symptom-free (other than the residual numbing, occasional tingling) and don’t expect to see anything. I am on year 12 and feeling good, pretty great, actually. My first exacerbation, however, was on a step machine and I overheated which is why I am a little reluctant to go for 26.2. A friend who is a first-rate trainer recommends “bionic” wear to keep cool: http://www.shopx-bionic.com/why-x-bionic It keeps your core temperature regulated even at extremes like 125 degrees…I haven’t yet ordered (on my x-mas list!) but hope to try a spinning class and other exercising I’ve not tried because of the heat.
Hi Dave:
I just came across your site by accident and was quite amazed at the similarities between us. Although I do not have MS, I am closing in on 64 years, started running May 2008 (never really ran except for football and x-country skiing in the early 60′s), have completed 4 marathons so far, Hartford 2008, Phoenix 2009, Seattle 2009 and Hartford 2009. My goal also is to break 4 hours and my best time so far was 4:04 in my first race. Just about qualified for Boston which I am still very much interested in. Plan on trying Phoenix again in a couple of months, that is a good place to try for a good time, nice and flat. Anyway, it would be fun to visit sometime. We live in Jackson Hole, so all my training is at a fairly high altitude (6000 ft). Are you going to do Phoenix in 2010? Now that I know about your blog, I can keep track of your race schedule. Maybe we can run a race together sometime and spur each other on. I am semi-retired, so have a fairly high level of flexibility. Look forward to hearing from you and good luck with your training (and racing).
Best wishes,
Mike McCollister
Hi there!!
I am so glad that I have found a place where people understand and pracatice all that is ME too!! I was diagnosed with MS about last year, with my first episode 1 year ago. I am a very keen runner, but when I had my first replaps (of double vision) my confidence was low…as a result I got lazy!!!
I did a 10k in 59mins (…not 1Hour!!!!!), and then 8k in 46mins a few months later. I have since ran a half marathon in 2hours exactly (I kept my pace surprisingly well) and did another 10k only 2weeks ago – in another personal best of 55mins! – GETTING QUICKER!!
HOWEVER, some time after I did the 8k back in August last year, I had a replaps where my right side went numb. As a result, I became even more stuborn – so I climbed the highest peak in the UK – like you do!!!
I think as a result of my stuborness, and perhaps ignoring the fast I needed to rest more meant that I have picked up a knee injury whilst running recently – literally on-route!!
I hope that maybe someone reading this will understand, and perhaps advise me, as when I tell my doctor it is perhaps running injury related he seemed to think I was crazy and it was all either in my head or MS, or both… i disagree?!
Also, odd question to ask, but i stupidly did alot of my training holding a (too heavy) water bottle, and as a result my right (the slightly numbed) arm – which made it feel ‘heavy’. Since i have chilled out a bit on the running front because of my knee, it seems to be a bit better – but once again, when I told my doctor he dismissed my argument.
I would really appriciate if anyone reading this has any suggestions or advice. Im paranoid that its a relaps causing this weird awearness of my knee – not my running causing my knee to hurt, and I am too stuborn to stop to realise it?!!??!
HELP!!!!