During week 2 of 2024 I continued to pursue my goal of rehabbing my hamstring. It’s a rolling course, but I feel like I am making progress on the road to recovery.
Hopefully it’s not just a placebo effect or wishful thinking!
Making Progress On The Road To Recovery
Right now my progress towards recovery is in the hands of my new orthopedist. I found her by searching for someone in a large practice I’ve used before who does shockwave therapy. I felt lucky to get an appointment right away and to be able to start treatments in January. I feel even luckier knowing that she is one of the many healthcare professionals who support the Washington Commanders football team.
You can watch the video here
Admittedly, they’ve been a hard team to root for, between the (mis)conduct of the previous owner and their horrible record this season, but still, knowing my doctor cares for professional athletes seems like a good indication that I’m in good hands.
Speaking of shockwave therapy, I had my second treatment this week and am definitely noticing the difference. 🤞
Weekly Wrap
I am still trying to be cautious, but it’s hard. I went from debating taking a week off from all run + walking on Friday to taking Scooby out for a run on Saturday because I felt so good Friday evening. 😬 What can I say? 🤷♀️ Thank goodness for the Breakthrough Crew’s Jacked January Challenge that keeps me focused on upper body strength workouts.
I crossed the Peloton 200 week streak mark on Monday. It’s a random milestone relative to the calenar, but it’s still a nice round number. Even though I usually do something in the Peloton app every day, you don’t have to workout daily to keep up a weekly streak.
Sunday: I didn’t get up early enough to workout before church, but with nothing else on my schedule I had time for a long workout when I got home. I can’t remember the last time I did a 45 min ride, but I knew Hannah’s Boxing Day Ride would be a good one.
Monday: I’ve been re-taking my favorite Peloton core classes and this one with Chase was a good one with lots of planks. I took Logan’s run as a walk+run with 2:1 intervals.
Tuesday: Tuesday I opted for another ride with Hannah Frankson. She really is my favorite!
Wednesday: Olivia’s doesn’t do many strength classes these days, but I love some of her older classes. This one is mostly PT-style exercises which I like to do before getting on the tread.
Thursday: I decided to mix things up with a Bike Bootcamp class. This one was programmed as bike-core-bike with a really long core block in the middle.
Friday: Unlike last week, I didn’t take a day off from riding/running the day after my treatment, because I really felt good. I did choose a shorter cycling class and ignored Kendall’s harder call-outs. 😉
Saturday: Friday evening my hamstring felt amazing—it didn’t feel at all! Between that and temperatures in the upper 40s, I couldn’t resist taking Scooby out. It wasn’t an ache-free run, but it definitely felt better/less. This time I chose the correct workout on my Garmin and stuck closely to my run/walk intervals.
We’re both pretty happy after 4.8 miles
A huge thank you to Deborah and Kim for hosting the Weekly Run Down link up.
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Awesome news about your pain free run. I hope this means the treatments are working.
I got my pt and chiro recommends from runners. I love them both.
Fellow runners are a good place to start!
Hooray for a pain free run!! Great news (and I’m jealous of your 40 degree temps). Nice job with all the xtraining and core work too.
Neither my pain-free status nor our warm weather have lasted…. Hopefully they will both be back soon.
WOW!!!! That’s awesome news on the hammy progress 😉 Sounds like things are definitely moving in the right direction, I hope that continues for you!
So glad that your shockwave treatment is working for you. it is hard to hold back and take it easy when you feel better. Looks like we are in for a much colder week
Yay! So the shockwave is working. That’s great news, and a great way for you to start the year. And I’m sure Scooby is very happy to have his running partner back! I hope things continue to feel good.
That is great news about your hamstring. I’m so happy the shockwave therapy is doing the job. Fingers crossed for return to normal!
This is such wonderful news, Coco, about your hamstring finally getting better!! I get it that it’s hard to take it easy when it feels good but at least you’re still making progress! Those upper body workouts will do you a lot of good, too.
Yay for a pain-free run!! So glad your hamstring is healing. Sounds like the shockwave treatment was the secret sauce. How long will you do the treatments?
This is all great news! And Scooby looks so happy!
My ankle surgeon worked with some professional athletes, too, and it was a comfort. I feel like they understand how important returning from injury can be.
Keep it up!
Yay moving forward on rolling hills, so glad you’re seeing progress.
Love that the Commanders had a female doctor on their staff! My knee surgeon was one of the orthopedists for the Knicks and after years of non answers I was so glad to be in good hands.
Congrats on 200!
Congrats on the 200 week-streak! That’s nearly 4 years! So you started before the pandemic, I guess?
I’m glad for your hamstring success. The progress might not be linear, but it’s definitely positive!
Have a good week, Coco!
Definitely sounds like your making progress – and I’m really happy for you (and Scooby). Keep up the great work!