Its been three days now without a run. After the 10 miler on Sunday I did everything right but I still woke up hobbled on Sunday. Since it still really hurt going up and down stairs on Monday I did some research. Chelsea was bang on, it is my IT band that is causing the problem. I booked a massage yesterday and my masseuse did a bunch of IT stripping as well as work on my glutes and calfs. (Holly hell that hurts!) So far it is way better, I was even hoping to run today but it was still really stiff and tight when I woke up so I decided to hold off. I am going to roll out again now, and then again after work. That is the best I can do really.
I haven’t posted until now cause I have been feeling pretty down about it. I miss the act of running (nothing like not being able to!) and I hate missing the days on my plan, it makes me feel like such a failure. So.. yeah this is why I haven’t updated, cause it is just so negative. I did workout on Monday, and I did get on the elliptical yesterday. I have high hopes for a run tomorrow.
Lesson: If you are having knee pain on the outer side of your knee it is very possibly IT issues. There is a great Q & A post on runners world to self-diagnose.
I’m sorry you’re feeling depressed about not being able to run, but at least you know what’s going on. When I had problems with my IT band, it came from wearing old shoes and running somewhere that was much hillier than I was used to. I hope the massage and time off helps things resolve quickly.
sorry youre feeling down but at least it’s something you can bounce back from! keep your head up and youll be hitting the streets before you know it