On The Injured List

Posted on June 8, 2010 | 8 Comments

First off, thank you ALL for your awesome support on my post yesterday. I love being a part of this awesome community because of the great support. You all had useful tips and offered wonderful words of encouragement. *hugs* to you all! :o )

As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, I’m having issues with my leg.

It started with a slight twinge of pain in my right hip last week. It would only be present for a little while after I finished running. I did some of my regular stretches and left it at that. Well, I has gradually gotten worse.

As of last night the pain has started to slowly move towards my knee and is almost constant.

I’ve had several people tell me it’s most likely my IT band and just needed to do some stretching. I’ve googled (gotta love the interwebs) the issue and have all the symptoms of an IT band injury.

It’s most likely from my constant running on paved surfaces and that I’m never that great when it comes to stretching. I’m a ‘do it when I remember’ type of stretcher. Needless, to say I’m going to remember much more often now!

After giving it much thought and taking advice from Jess (who just ran her first half!), I’m taking the week off.

I will be running Race For The Cure on Saturday. And even though I want to be running in preparation for it this week, I won’t be.

I’m going to take these few days to rest and work on getting my leg better. I don’t want to make it worse and not be able to run at all on Saturday.

So, for now I’m sidelined, but I’ll be back in the game before you know it.

I am a rockstar after all! :o )

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  • http://100daysofquinn.wordpress.com 100daysofquinn

    You are a rock star! Just make sure you stretch the next few days, even if you do nothing else.

  • http://itallchanges.wordpress.com missyrayn

    That is a very smart move. Resting instead of pushing through and make sure you get in good stretches. Yoga is great for stretching out all the hip area. My PT actually recommends that I do it regularly to prevent more injuries.

  • http://waistingduxie.com Alison

    Very good call, afterall you want to actually ENJOY your 5k and you won’t if you are injured. Learn to love to stretch it really makes a huge difference.

  • http://biz319.wordpress.com biz319

    I think that’s a great idea – I am with Alison, you don’t want it to mess up your race!

  • http://journeytosanctification.blogspot.com beej

    seriously, you don’t want to mess with that crap. Heal and knock out that 5k on Saturday!

  • http://mayorofthebux.com danielle

    sounds like you have a plan, and I think that’s half the battle. Saturday will be here before you know and it’s gonna be a personal best for you regardless. hang in there!

  • http://bzaks1424.blogspot.com Michael P.

    Hey Brooke –

    A couple things to consider. You’re 25, and while its not EVER too late to start doing this kind of thing, just remember our bodies need time to warm in to it. Especially bodies like yours and mine with such “sudden” (as it were) weight losses.

    Your joints could probably use a little help too. I would check this out:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glucosamine

    Its a medicine that is supposed to help stimulate the cartilage growth in the joints. It may help you in this kind of situation over a period of time (we’re talking months and years) to help prevent injuries.

    Also – its been said that eating a lot of fish and omega enriched foods (like almonds, natural peanut butter, legumes) are said to help prevent loads of problems in the human body.

    -Michael P.

  • http://theweightitis.blogspot.com Sarah

    Have you ever used a foam roller? Most.Awesome.Thing.Ever. You can google that too, but it’s a great way to roll out and stretch your IT band. Will hurt but then feel awesome.