My right IT band and hip have been bothering me off and on. I know that it bothered me back in June because I got a sports massage on June 15. But I don't know how long it has bothered me exactly. I'm quite bad at keeping details in my training log.
I'm wondering if I did the right thing by not logging the details.
I'm wondering if some of this pain/discomfort is only in my mind.
- I can have runs without any notice of pain or discomfort. That was today.
- I can have runs with some pain and discomfort. That was Sunday.
- I can have runs in which the twinge appears quickly. That was Sunday. It took about two miles to appear.
- I can have runs in which the twinge takes longer to appear. That was the SF Half. It took nearly 8 miles for it to appear.
I can't figure out its modus operandi.
Right now it feels vaguely achey. This nebulous vague ache makes me believe that my mind is to blame. I can't pinpoint where in my right thigh the pain exactly is. It feels everywhere and nowhere at the same time.
I'll return to work in one week. With that return, I'll be the new girl for the first time in 11 years. There is a bit of anxiety wrapped up in being the new girl. I think that anxiety may be manifesting itself with this vague ache. When I was a little girl, I would have leg aches the day before traveling. It never failed.
My worry tends to live in my legs.
I'm hoping that with the distraction of work the pain/discomfort will disappear. I'm rolling and stretching and icing, too! I have two races coming up: Big Sur Half Marathon in November and California International Marathon in December. I want to run better than I did in those same races in 2011.
I need to get healthy. I need to NOT worry.
