Frosty
04-28-2005, 09:22
iliotibial band syndrome
You nailed, Walkin Wally.
Last month I didn't know what it stood for. Today I know more than I want to.
The consolation news is that it wasn't completely caused by my over-eargerness (ie, stupidity) and big mileage days to start the trail. It is likely that an imbalance in my hip abductor muscles (arthritis in left hip) had set things up for trouble and it only needed the catalyst of long hiking days.
Good news is that it is a simple task to remedy the problem.
Bad news is that it will take time. I have a couple more weeks of not hiking, then I can start again, but not daily hiking. But by mid-summer the latest I should be good to go.
My decision then will be:
1) to pick up where I left off. Not likely - it'll be a lonely hike from Dicks Creek Gap NOBO in July.
2) find out where the "lump" of thruhikers are, hike with them, and finish the missing part next year.
3) section hike this summer fall and finsih up next year.
I'm looking at the last one. I have about 700-800 miles of trail done, and could finish up the Northeast this summer fall.
Meantime, thanks to everyone for the support and well-wishes. I really felt like a loser coming off the trail, and the comments were nice to hear. Initially I just wanted to slink away and never talk about the trail to anyone ever again. Now I hope to get to Trail Days.
Thanks,
You nailed, Walkin Wally.
Last month I didn't know what it stood for. Today I know more than I want to.
The consolation news is that it wasn't completely caused by my over-eargerness (ie, stupidity) and big mileage days to start the trail. It is likely that an imbalance in my hip abductor muscles (arthritis in left hip) had set things up for trouble and it only needed the catalyst of long hiking days.
Good news is that it is a simple task to remedy the problem.
Bad news is that it will take time. I have a couple more weeks of not hiking, then I can start again, but not daily hiking. But by mid-summer the latest I should be good to go.
My decision then will be:
1) to pick up where I left off. Not likely - it'll be a lonely hike from Dicks Creek Gap NOBO in July.
2) find out where the "lump" of thruhikers are, hike with them, and finish the missing part next year.
3) section hike this summer fall and finsih up next year.
I'm looking at the last one. I have about 700-800 miles of trail done, and could finish up the Northeast this summer fall.
Meantime, thanks to everyone for the support and well-wishes. I really felt like a loser coming off the trail, and the comments were nice to hear. Initially I just wanted to slink away and never talk about the trail to anyone ever again. Now I hope to get to Trail Days.
Thanks,