About 15 minutes into today's long run I was thinking how fortunate I've been to be fairly injury free for a long while. I was almost getting to the point where I was cocky and wondering if I've trained myself into becoming an injury free machine.
Then 30 minutes into my run I started to feel some hip pain on my right side. The first thing I thought of was, "John Barclay and his hip problems".
I asked myself, "Am I too now going to have to get a hip replacement? Did I wear my hip out with all the training miles?" Of course you never expect the least, you always expect the worst.
I was also thinking this is bad timing with IMLP less than two weeks away. It wasn't acute pain, so I kept running, hoping it would go away. It didn't. During the run, I developed a theory that my sore hip must have been from taking Sunday off and doing nothing but lying on the sofa. Maybe lying around all day shifted things?
I cut the run short by 30 minutes and called Alice to pick me up. It still wasn't a sharp pain, but it was a 5/10 on the pain meter and I didn't want it to get worse.
During the evening Alice, Reid and I went to the movie "Get him to the Greek" and I noticed I was getting hip pains on the other side. Or at least it felt that way, I couldn't tell if they were real or phantom pains. The one positive, is that when I walk, I don't notice any discomfort whatsoever, which means it can't be that bad.
I was actually debating whether I should go to the gym and do some weight training to strengthen and stretch the area. I decided to wait and maybe do it tomorrow. It just shows that resting, with very little movement, isn't always a good thing. Next time on my rest days I'm going to walk further than from the couch to the fridge and back.
Today I started a diet program that Reid's coach gave him. It is designed for competitive swimmers and can help you lose 7 lbs in one week. I followed it religiously, except for the big bag of movie theatre popcorn, which was probably 2000 calories. Other than the popcorn, I can't remember eating such small portions and so healthy in such a long time.
Long Run - 1:32:22 / 17.77 km / 5:10 pace
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8 comments:
I will wager you have pain because you thought it.
The mind is wicked.
I would add a few calories on the theater popcorn there buddy HAHA!
Good luck with the diet, doing one of my own right now to lose 10lbs in 2 weeks... should be fun.
That sucks.
I am dieting too. How about you, Matty O, and I all go get a few beers, some pizza, and ice cream at the end of the season? ha.
Pressure point release has helped me a ton, and I live forever away from a massage therapist, so I do stuff myself..
SO - Regarding that hip - you probably know all of this stuff but do you have a foam roller? Try to roll out the IT band, and then kind of sit on it but the cheek on the side that hurts till you get the spot(s) - and another thing that hurts like hell but helps is get a tennis ball and lay on your back, putting the ball under your butt a few (3) inches out from your butt crack (don't you love how descriptive I am?) and work out, then get on your side and try to find the spot....
Get better. I will be there cheering for you at IMLP!
CG - all about the pizza, beer, and ice cream! B probably wants a slushee though... you know those Canadians! As for IMLP, if I pay you for a dozen eggs, can you throw them at B while he is running? He will need a little motivation I know and I think avoiding a barrage of eggs may be just the ticket!
like Matty said, the mind is a crazy thing! rest it, don't work it! u r 2 weeks away, you have just beat your body for 6 months, hmmmm? is it any wonder that you are a little sore? it's almost go time, rest will do you good! following a 13 year old boys diet?
M, true about the mind, but this one is real...I think.haha. Good luck on losing the 10 lbs, I'd drink lots of Coke, the acid eats away the fat. haha.
M, I'm all in for beer, pizza and ice cream. That's the food of Champions. Thanks for the tips on the hip, I'll try them out.
M, haha, your right, that will motivate me. It'll be nice to be feel loved. I can hardly wait until the House of Payne Beer run....it should be eggcellent. haha
J, I'm with you...you're dead right, except I don't know about eating 13 year old boys. haha.
B
You've heard of the expression "Suck it up"? Well when you give up a run with the pain metre only at 5/10 then you are subscribing to the other expression - "Suck it off" - nuff said!! Hahaha PUSSY!
Dude what the hell is wrong with you! The Robert jokes!? Well, anyway that shit was funnnny! Even though it was wrong! I Love This Blog and i have no idea why!
S, I never get sick of hearing SIU baby. haha.
Dwp, glad you likey bloggy....Robert would have like it too. haha.
B
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