Follow-up- Didn't run LA

Well, here's what happened.  I did do that 22 miler.  It hurt from the 1st step to the last, but it was a good run and I finished strong without hitting the wall.  I was hurting, I knew I overtrained, but felt confident that I'd feel better and be strong 3 weeks from now.  I thought that taking a week off would leave me fresh, so I enjoyed Telluride with the family and 4 solid days of skiing without any real problems.  Then on Monday, March 1st, I took an easy 7 mi jog.  Hip hurt in an insidious way.  Next morning I was in Dr. Rich Gerhauser's office.  X-ray didn't show anything (that's good), but the MRI the following week said "Superior Full-thickness acetabular labral tear with secondayr perilabral cyst left hip"  Dreams of running LA began to fade. 

It felt a bit better after a week (i.e. I could walk without a limp), so I didn't cancel my reservations just yet, but was coming to terms with not running.  Tried jogging every couple days, but I couldn't get more than 10 steps before the sharp pain set in.  The LA Marathon went by this weekend without me in it, and that's pretty sad.  However, I had a terrific time training, learned a lot, and if I ever get over this injury I'll try again.  At this point it's looking like I will need surgery... or a bicycle.  Been shopping for a bike.

I can now run about 100 steps.  Cartlidge tears don't heal, but perhaps I'll just get used to it?