The Post I Never Wanted To Write..

After having at least 2 months off from running, in fact any form of exercise because of pulling something in my left hip, no idea what, but I seem to remember it happening on a Sunday morning long run, or what I would term a long run, a training run of about 8 miles.

I’ve done this sort of distance in the past during training as a Sunday run but this one felt different. I seemed to be depleted of energy within a couple of miles and I chose an unknown route. Unknown in mileage terms anyway.

Why, Why Why, didn’t I do just some sort of stretching or warm up? that decision has now come at a cost, both mentally and physically in equal measure.

Physically

Very soon after I did this training run, the niggle in the hip began and then the following day I could barely walk on it so I knew for the coming weeks, it got to the stage my left leg was no long weight bearing so until it healed they’d be no more running at all.

I’d had such a successful mileage right through 2023 and even in January 2024 it all felt like it was for nothing,

Mentally.

In the last couple of month, every time I saw someone out running, whether it be sunny or raining, daytime or night, I felt jealous. Jealous that I couldn’t go out myself and share that same mental and emotional fix.

I really enjoyed the time I spent out tonight, even though it was nothing in comparisson to the distance covered last year, at lreast I went out.

I have booked myself an appointment with a Physio to find out exactly what is wrong with my hip flexor, how to fix it and what exercises I need to do to improve my posture and efficiency of running.

If you have any tips for me to achieve this, please please drop a comment below as I really would love to hear it, I have so much to learn