That was a definite plus for me in 2011. The end of the year, however, did not end so positively. After accomplishing that goal, I noticed some pain in my right knee. I thought maybe I needed some new shoes, so I got new shoes. Unfortunately, that did not help and during my Christmas morning run, I discovered that Santa had brought me a bad case of ITBand syndrome aka runner's knee. I had this a couple years back in my left knee and it extended all the way up my thigh and was most noticeable in my hip. I received physical therapy and massage treatment in order to help recover. It continued to give me problems in my hip for a good year following the initial injury.
As a result of my previous history on the other side, I am not looking forward to this recovery. It has left me sidelined from running since then and I am having a hard time staying away. I've made it to a couple of classes at the gym and tried out a few machines to still maintain some fitness, but it just isn't the same:(
I'm hoping a cautious return will work and that I'll still be able to compete in the Illinois half marathon in April and still consider Chicago in October. We shall see.
Congratulations on the 1000 miles!
ReplyDeleteI had problems with my right IT band for months. I started doing side leg lifts to strengthen the hip and it seemed to help eventually. After my right leg started feeling good, my left IT band started hurting. So now I do side leg lifts for both sides (3 sets of 20 monday through friday) and they feel fine now. I ran through the pain because my IT bands loosened up and felt better after a few miles.
Hopefully you can heal up quickly, hang in there!!!
Jeremiah