Hip stretches and strengthening exercises, as well as back stretches. The interesting thing here is she has me doing squats - something I have avoided doing since I thought it might aggravate my pain. I have never been much of a squat person period. Prior to all this mess, any time I did my strength training was usually following a run day. Thus my legs were usually sore, and my logic was that I had worked them yesterday, so I didn't need to do anything to them today. Wrong! In fact, that's probably how I wound up with this injury to begin with. I now see the error of my ways. I have seriously misunderestimated stretching (Teehee! I miss George Bush's silly made up words!) and I've definitely paid the price for not stretching. I was always too lazy, too tired, or too sweaty. And it's one of those things that's so easy to skip because there are no short term consequences. But give it a few months and you'll be hurting. So - if anyone is reading - Stretch after running! Seriously. Injuries suck.
Running plan. Yesterday I did my "Walk 4 minutes, run 2 minutes, repeat 5 times" thing. It went fine, a little discomfort here and there, a little ab cramping, but aside from that it was actually pretty relaxing. Usually when I run I work really hard. I don't really have a "slow" mode, I feel like I always have to challenge myself. So I guess the positive side of this regimen is it kind of forces me to slow down and take things at a more relaxed pace.
Again with the stretching! Before running I have to follow the stretches that are on the instructions she gave me. I seriously felt like it took me 20 minutes just to freaking stretch!!! And all for this measly little 10 minutes of actual running? Seems really silly... but I am making myself do it, I have to get in the habit of stretching before runs. Then afterwards I am stretching even more. Maybe one day I'll learn to love it
Kinesiotape. It's still there, starting to peel in some places but it needs to be on for another day or two. I don't know if it's working or not since I'm doing several therapies at once. Overall, I'm feeling better than I was. There is still soreness but it's much less intense.
Foam roller! Yep, finally bought a foam roller. Why did I not do this before? I ain't gonna lie - it HURTS. But it's a good hurt. I am rolling everything, not just my IT band (never favor one thing and ignore the rest!) Some of them hurt way more than others. But I did feel super relaxed after using it. And supposedly the more you use it the less it hurts over time.I also got this super cute outfit that was on sale! The top is a tight/compression fit, so I figure this will make good obstacle racing gear. I'm tired of my black shirt and shorts. I am going to be keeping sets of OCR only gear, so I don't tear up my regular workout clothes.
All in all I'm feeling pretty good so far. Today I'm going to do yoga. More stretching? Yes. I love yoga!
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