"Dynamic hip screw (DHS) or Sliding Screw Fixation is a type of orthopaedic implant designed for fixation of certain types of hip fractures which allows controlled dynamic sliding of the femoral head component along the construct. One common use is internal fixation of intertrochanteric fractures of the femur." (Wikipedia 2017)

Kind of says it all, what I at first thought a simple hip flexor issue, turned out to be a complete ( non displaced)  fracture of the neck of femur. The next sentence of the wiki explanation reads " often found in older people". 

So has the last 20 odd years of racing and diets and low body weights, endurance events finally got me? Probably and although I certainly didn't see this coming yet, my young bones are shouting at me to help them out of a stick situation and it's time ( for the next few months) to listen to them...

I'm looking at a reasonably long recovery period, with help from our amazing NHS services I should make a full recovery and be back running hopefully next year. 

Currently I'm doing a lot of sitting on my arse and this is the way it has to be for a number of weeks. ...suck it up chuck!!

Am I in a happy place...No, but it's not forever, I will still get to live life after recovery and get back to them hills. 

Wow...its been a while

So since the last post, fricking loads has happened...ran across wales with my mate rach, entered the spine mrt challenger, got my cape wrath kit sorted, got over my disappointment with Aven, got plantar Faciitis, recovered, worked like a dog,dogging :)  Alfie got mega ill, had surgery, now recovering #luckydog. Ran injured, ran again with taping, got a pain, kept running, fed myself drugs...now on crutches.....lesson learnt!!!

Got 4 weeks to recover, no training,going slightly mad, but keeping up with upper body stuff in the gym

Also on a gym programme, upped my training, got some PT advice

Life is too short...who knows what os around the corner...#dowhatyoulovenow #getoutside #dostuff

Wow :)