One of my coach's back in college said, "You can play hurt, but you can't play injured…so which is it?"
I have started experiencing a new pain in my right hip flexor (right leg, front, just below the waist), that has started to radiate into the joint itself, every footfall causes a shock of pain. This one is new to me, so it's a bit disconcerting. It's a jarring pain when starting to run, causing me to compensate a little by shifting my weight...not symmetrical, not the healthiest thing. Once it loosens up, it doesn't appear to slow me down…but after running, tightens up more, I get a bit of a limp after sitting. I'm trying different stretches, ice therapy, ibuprofen to get over the nagging pain, and I'll try to switch at least 1 or 2 runs per week into cycling or elliptical.
We'll see how it reacts to pounding it out in a Half Marathon tomorrow.
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