Cautiously Optomistic

So for all of you out there who have ever been injured one of the hardest parts is coming back after an injury and being cautiously optimistic about your circumstance.  I was given the green light to run on July 14th and still not feeling quite right I waited a week, tried and walked home.  Given the green light for a second time, I tried again a few weeks later and made it through a couple of days only to walk home again.  It has been about 4 weeks since my last attempt and I think this time could go well.  I have been working with Mathew Nark for a little over 2 weeks and see some improvement in many of my movement patterns.  My back/SI joint on my right side is feeling a whole lot better, but I still have so many problems on my left side.  Nothing happens overnight and I have to work on my patience a bit.  I am super excited to get back into running again, but at the same time have this fear deep down in my gut with all the 'What If's?"  I am going to look at the rest of the week with my glass half full and try to fear less and hope more.  Confident and hopeful that I am on the right path with fixing some long time problems in my movement patterns.  Over the next few weeks I will go into a little more detail with some of the things that I am working on with Mathew Nark and maybe even give you a few new things to put into your daily routine.

I'm Back and with some New Support

Well thanks for all of your patience while I sorted through my life over the past couple of months!  There were highs and lows for sure so here is a brief wrap up of the past few months and I promise that I won't leave you hanging for so long in the future!

We will start with new additions to my support team.  First, the ultimate high while I was gone definitely came on July 3rd when I married Aaron Robertson (an awesome runner, music teacher).  By far the best day of my life and not that I am biased or anything but our wedding rocked!  A great day with all our friends and family!  Aaron is the biggest support for this upcoming year and I wouldn't be able to do any of this without him.

The next addition to the support team is Bob and Fred Bethpage Auto Body.  By far the top place to bring your car when you need some body work done, whether an accident or hail storm (as many of you Long Islanders are having to deal with).  They are a continual support in the community at the Harry O'Neill 5k and many other local events so make sure you check them out at 309 Broadway, Bethpage, NY.

There is yet one more addition to the support team and that would be Mathew Nark, at Plaza Fitness.  The big low over the past 2 months has been the sacral stress reaction/fracture that came up in late June.  One thing about injuries is they always encourage you to re-evaluate and assess where you are and what you are doing.  I have been biking, swimming and aqua jogging and hoping to maintain some fitness.  Once Aaron and I settled into the Albany area, Josh Merlis of Albany Running Exchange helped to set a meeting up with Mathew Nark over at Plaza Fitness.  Nark uses Functional Movement Systems to help correct dysfunctional movement patterns and fortify proper movements.  After just a few weeks of working with Nark I am beginning to see some improvements and look forward to sharing more with you as we progress.

So there is a brief overview with lots more detail to come.  Please feel free to share any questions and comments!