Yesterday I ran my furthest yet: 7 miles. Average pace: 11:35 min/mile. Avg HR: 173.
For some time over the last two months I've been developing a niggle in my hip. It never hurt whilst running, but for some hours afterwards, I'd get a really tight feeling in my right hip, and sometimes a little bit on the outside of my knee. Usually the hurt would only appear when I'd get up off a chair or when getting out of bed the next morning, but within about 5-10 paces the pain would have eased and I'd wouldn't even know I had a problem. By the second day after the run, the pain would be completely gone, and I'd feel ready to run again.
But yesterday was my furthest distance I've done so far. By about the 6th mile I was starting to feel a serious pain in my hip. I sort of stumbled home the last mile. Last night I couldn't even climb the stairs at home for the level of pain. Today it is still very difficult and I have to pull myself up on the banisters. Painkillers are in, knee is iced, but I'm feeling very low because of it. The pain now travels up from my knee, on the outside of my leg towards my hip.
I've had a gait analysis done at my local shoe shop when I first started running last July. The result was that I have a normal gait with maybe a very slight pronation in my right foot (actually I pointed this out to the sales guy rather than him seeing it for himself on the slow-motion video). As a result I have the Asics Gel Nimbus VIII shoes, which have felt very good for me. I wanted high cushioning shoes since I've had problems with medial cartilages in both knees, and have had both knees operated on.
Steady Edwina - I've followed your posts with interest over the last few months. Do I have the same as you? What sort of specialist should I go see? Podiatrist? Sports physiotherapist? Biomechanist? The names are all so confusing.
Some encouraging words are desperately needed.
For some time over the last two months I've been developing a niggle in my hip. It never hurt whilst running, but for some hours afterwards, I'd get a really tight feeling in my right hip, and sometimes a little bit on the outside of my knee. Usually the hurt would only appear when I'd get up off a chair or when getting out of bed the next morning, but within about 5-10 paces the pain would have eased and I'd wouldn't even know I had a problem. By the second day after the run, the pain would be completely gone, and I'd feel ready to run again.
But yesterday was my furthest distance I've done so far. By about the 6th mile I was starting to feel a serious pain in my hip. I sort of stumbled home the last mile. Last night I couldn't even climb the stairs at home for the level of pain. Today it is still very difficult and I have to pull myself up on the banisters. Painkillers are in, knee is iced, but I'm feeling very low because of it. The pain now travels up from my knee, on the outside of my leg towards my hip.
I've had a gait analysis done at my local shoe shop when I first started running last July. The result was that I have a normal gait with maybe a very slight pronation in my right foot (actually I pointed this out to the sales guy rather than him seeing it for himself on the slow-motion video). As a result I have the Asics Gel Nimbus VIII shoes, which have felt very good for me. I wanted high cushioning shoes since I've had problems with medial cartilages in both knees, and have had both knees operated on.
Steady Edwina - I've followed your posts with interest over the last few months. Do I have the same as you? What sort of specialist should I go see? Podiatrist? Sports physiotherapist? Biomechanist? The names are all so confusing.
Some encouraging words are desperately needed.