Had a really great run on Friday. But after the run, and for the rest of the day my right hip became more and more stiff…BUMMER!
Saturday I was still sore and could feel the inflamed tendon going over my hip socket. Not cool.
So what did I do wrong?
I think its pretty clear that I just ran too much too soon. I went from running zero miles 2 weeks ago, to 46 miles in a one week period. Which is way more than I have ever run in a one week period, and I ran a lot of those miles at a fast pace, then finished myself off with over 2000 feet of climbing on a 2 hour run.
I felt fine going into that last run, so I’m not sure what to do differently for the future. Other than just watching my weekly mileage and bumping it up more consistently, I’m not sure…any ideas for me?
Here’s what I ran today.
3.63 Miles – 31:28 – 8:40/mile – HR: 142 – Ascent: 408ft
I went out for a really easy short run to see how my hip would feel.
The good news is that I didn’t feel any pain at all! That was pleasing.
The pain in the tendon right across my hip was gone by Monday morning, but my glut muscles all around there were tight. Went to my Nan’s ART therapist on Tuesday and I think that stuff was really beneficial. He recommended I keep running on it and recommended core and hip exercises. I’m going to run easy again Thursday morning and I will add the core and hip exercises into my routine daily. I’m pretty happy that it doesn’t appear to be a major injury, just a minor setback and a good learning lesson.
