So tomorrow I finally go to visit the sports hernia specialist. It seems it has taken ages to get to this point, which is mostly because it has.
I am quietly confident that he will confirm the presence of a bilateral sports hernia, and will be able to operate next week. If he doesn't think it's that, then I am screwed and will be pretty depressed. I am ready for this BS to be over and am looking forward to running pain free again. It's just not so much fun running when it hurts.
This morning was my final "pre-visit" run and I decided to try a few quicker miles. Ended up running for 5, with the middle 2 miles at an average of 7:15, with a max pace of about 6:45. That would have been pretty easy a few months back, but this morning was a definite race-level effort. Heartrate got up to 182, which would have been for something like 6:00 pace when I was fit.
It's obviously going to take me a while to get back in shape, and that's assuming my injury rehab allows me to run properly.
Oh well, fingers crossed that it all goes well!
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