I know, I know. I’ve neglected the advice I’ve received by so many people and now I’m paying the price.
I’ve been using the “too busy” excuse for not fitting in as much core and weight training as I should. I have tried to do my running, biking and swimming workouts, but that leaves very little time for weights and core exercises. Lately, I’ve neglected them all together.
My favorite triathlon of the season, The Win For KC Women’s Triathlon, was this Saturday. I did the Cameron, MO mini-triathlon as a warm-up the weekend before and that’s where I first felt the awful pain and burning in my left hip. It was almost unbearable and my run really suffered in that race. I took last week off of running completely thinking it would improve in time for Saturday’s race. Not so.
I probably shouldn’t have even done the race, but about 1/10th of a mile into Saturday’s run the burning was back… with a vengeance. I ended up walking part of the 5K and jogging a little. My time in the 5K was 20 seconds per mile MORE than my marathon pace. Ridiculous. Hopefully by not pushing through the pain I may have salvaged myself for a fall race. I think it’s time to see the doctor. I’m also going to check with some functional training friends to see what they recommend to avoid this injury coming back.
