The Diagnosis

I’ve been running on and off for many years.  About 3 years ago, I started to get serious about my running.  I ran my first of seven half marathons and also started CrossFit to build my strength.  Early in that 3-year timeframe, I started feeling soreness in my hip some of the time.  I stretched every day, was seeing a chiropractor and continued to build strength.  This all helped.  More recently, the discomfort was getting worse and more consistent.  This spring, it was noticeably affecting my running.  I could no longer run pain-free.  My chiropractor ordered an MRI and that’s when we found the real culprit.

It turns out I have what’s called an impingement in both of my hips, which was explained to me by my surgeon as a congenital abnormality on the ball joints where they’re not perfectly round.  There’s actually a little bump.  Over time, with all the training I’ve done, this caused an anterior and posterior labrum tear.  The labrum is the cup-shaped rim of cartilage that lines and reinforces the ball and socket joint.  I’m not a medical person so I looked that up to give the best explanation.
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My surgery is scheduled for July 28th.  I’m doing my best to maintain my foundation of fitness until then without exacerbating anything.  And now it’s just a matter of waiting.