Posts Tagged ‘IT-band’

I am BACK running again. Whoohoo! I’ve posted a fair bit about the problems I had with my hamstring and then with my IT-band which eventually led to my having to take a full 2 weeks off running (a long time when you’re used to following a pretty strict schedule!) After the [...]

And it’s official – I’m on a running “time-out”. It seems like the only thing that is going to heal up the IT-band issue is to rest it, ice it and cross train. So for the next 10 days there will be no running.
As little as a year ago this news would be [...]

I’ve said it out loud and I’ve mentally committed to it…but can I be marathon ready by June?
When I first started writing down the races I wanted to complete this year I mapped out a schedule that included the 5 Peaks series (a combination of their sport and enduro courses) one or two half marathons, [...]

So I’m back from vacation and reality has set in – it doesn’t take long! Only a day in fact. The Sunday after I got back (I got back late Saturday night) I set out for my usual Sunday run. I hadn’t run the previous week (other than a shortish stint on [...]

I posted a little while ago about a knee issue that I was having on my long run. Long story short – 2 weeks ago after my long run I found myself unable to put any weight on my right leg without shooting pain going through my knee. I was terrified that I [...]