Green Light!

Went to a Sports Medicine Specialist today. He gave me the go-ahead! to continue my training with the promise that after the Napa Valley Marathon I'll back off enough until I have no pain in my hip. I don't care if he's a quack-- he told me what I wanted to hear and I'm stoked about it! He gets it because he's a runner too, and he is also certain that I wouldn't be doing any permanent damage to my hip. OH! And he told me I can take back my size 12 men's clown shoes and run in a size that feels more comfortable to me. Did I mention I LOOOVE this doctor?!

The last thing he told me to do was get a foam roller.

Got it. Used it. LOOOVE it almost as much as I love him.
My hip already feels 90% better after only 5 minutes of use.

I'm terribly sorry to my fellow running blogging buddies who are injured and are suffering through slow recoveries...I wish I could give you a doctor like mine who can magically make everything better. (I know it doesn't work that way. But, I kind of feel that way about today.)

Before I get too excited (too late)...I will wait and see how my runs go this week... I'll be back on the road tomorrow!