:(

After 2 days of PT, a few days of gel and medicine and no running for 1.5 weeks - I was feeling MUCH better - I could walk normally and go down stairs without pain. My hips are officially realigned and the PT and I agreed I'd try an easy run today and if I had no pain I could just keep doing my stretches on my own - and I'd have hope for the half.

I am so upset - I tried running this morning - only planned on doing 3 miles. I got to 1 mile and I felt the pain but it wasn't too bad. I stopped - did my stretches - walked - ran again - and I had to stop and walk the rest of the way back to the car. I couldn't help but cry - I've worked for 2 months - mostly alone - getting up at 5:45 in the morning to do my runs and I really felt like I was getting good. And now my knee is blocking that. I go back to the PT tomorrow and we'll see what he thinks but I'm not sure now (for the first time) if I'm going to be able to do the race. I'm mainly disappointed because I've worked so hard - but I'll also lose my $100 for registration - they won't even apply it to next year. Hopefully I can try something else and work through it - without any time goal - but a goal of completion. This really has been my focus most of the summer and I want to be able to do it. :(