By yesterday afternoon, a lot of the snow on the ground had melted away and the roads were looking very clear. But....last night a big winter storm moved in and we woke up to a fresh 3 or 4 inches of snow on the ground, and still it's coming down. On my training agenda for this morning was a 4 mile run, which I opted to do on the treadmill. I did some walking to warm up and cool down. The run was okay, but my hip pain is back today with a vengeance. I'm really hoping that the reduction in mileage this week will help, because starting next week I face three tough weeks with major mileage increases.
oh no! Is it time to try the foam roller? I hope it takes it easy on you.
ReplyDeleteThanks for reminding me, Rebecca! I've been meaning to get a foam roller for a long time, and I think that's a great idea. Hope I can find one in town, otherwise I might have to hit up RoadRunnerSports.com! ;)
ReplyDeleteDo you think it (the pain) might have anything to do with the weather?
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure. I'm leaning more towards overuse injury/pain. I'm just basing that on the fact that earlier on in my training (last year), I experienced a very similar issue, but with the other hip. I started wearing a knee brace that gave support to my IT band, and the pain eventually went away. I'm trying the same approach this time.
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