Posted by Kit Barker | Posted in Fitness progress | Posted on 24-09-2009
Last night I went on my second short run of the week. A 4 miler through Endcliffe Park to Forge Dam and back. The previous day I’d done the same run and it was easy. This time though it was rock hard.
So what was the difference?
Well, apart from being the second day in a row I’d run, it was also at 5pm. I’d not eaten since lunch time and was still in the post lunch dip to be honest. The previous day I’d got up, had a banana and a coffee and then gone out about 30 minutes later. Obviously my energy levels are much higher first thing. After a day at the office I was obviously drained.
I think I’ll avoid running at that time in the future.
On another topic, yesterday I started to develop a pain in my left hip. It occurred randomly as I was walking home from work. It was a sharp, shooting pain up into my hip socket. It’s come back a few times since and is definitely linked to posture in some way as it’s started when turning or sitting.
I’m going to try running in my flat shoes again as I did find my running shoes caused pain in my ankle yesterday. I’ve checked them and the have padding on the outside of the foot. This has the effect of twisting my foot so that it lands on the inside (with my big toe) noticeably earlier than the outside of my foot.
When I let the shoe dictate my foot position I started getting pain in my ankle. When I worked against it and tried to level my foot, the pain went. Perhaps this is linked to the hip pain? I don’t know for sure at this stage but it’s a bit of a worry as I’m only just starting my training really and issues at this stage could really affect my training. Something to watch for sure.
Shoes are always a big issue, expect to go through 4 or 5 pairs on the way to finding some that work for you. I found Asics offered better support for high arch feet, but had a lot of lateral flex that caused me knee problems.
As for your hip… visit a chiropractor, they should be able to tell you where the problem originates, 9/10 it will be another set of muscles you have not used in a while causing the problem. Don’t be tempted to run through the problem for too long as you will end up over compensating and having to have a relatively long time away from training.
Keep up the good work!