Well, I am officially taking a week off from running. My last run was last Thursday morning. I have been ignoring my hip now for about a month thinking that ice would magically heal the problem (bursitis I believe as it mostly hurts after the run on the side to partially back of the hip at the top of the IT band). However, it is not getting better (well it wasn't until I stopped running...it has been feeling a lot better through the weekend!). It seemed to hurt more after a hard workout on the pavement, although it is still generally sore after easy ones as well. The groin issue is still there; it just appears and goes away...really just a bit nagging rather than truly acute. So, I am taking a bit of time off while there is still snow on the ground. Bummer as I had a great MAF block that resulted in some steady efficiency improvement.
I am thinking that these two issues got a bit worse when I switched down to the racing flats and really started after I hit 300 miles on the the Precision 10's. So, I have ordered a pair of Elixir 5's which are still very light (under 10oz), but have a bit more stability to them than the Precisions and certainly the Ronin's.
Time to reset a bit...maybe time to reset expectations and plans for the year as well? We will see.
Week 36 (ending 06SEP2026) August 2026
1 week ago
6 comments:
Sucks. Are you going to a PT? Might help you get back on the road sooner.
No, not yet. I wanted to give rest a try along with some cross training and core work. It really was not acute, just annoying. I will head out easy next week to test things out. In the meantime eliptical while watching old DVDs...not bad really.
WHAT UP?
For awhile I was just focusing on running slow under the hip pain. Then, whenever I tried to speed up a flare up would happen again. I could have done the PT thing, but I really did not want to start that process again. So, two weeks ago I returned to biking. Bought a cross bike...been a sport I have been wanting to do for a long time. Lately I have been running around 3 days a week and riding for the rest. It has been a nice change, no more pain other than the self-induced kind. So, this summer I will do some mountain bike races and then will move into Cross in the fall. Running will now be my cross training. I will be posting soon with more details.
Well, other than today, the weather has been getting nicer and better for the bike. Keep at it man.
today is a run for sure....
just posted this morning.
In the meantime, I will continue lurking. Great work on the R2R2R!
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