That is the issue I have been dealing with for the past 6 weeks. I have been having a problem with my hip. Doctors call it snap hip. It is common in runners, triathletes and dancers. The crappy part is that there is really nothing you can do it about it. You just manage it. You stretch, take ibuprofen, and ice it. Sometimes you even have to give it some rest. Which to this point I haven't.
I went out for my last long run the other day. A 20 miler. I needed to get the miles in as I am three weeks out from race day. The run started well, and I was feeling good. Then it happened around mile 7. My hip tightened up pretty good. I kept running trying to push through it, when around mile 10 I finally had a decision to make. Either push through it, but risk being laid up for a few weeks afterwards, or trust the training plan I have followed to this point, cut the run short, and listen to the advice that I had gotten and make sure I make it to race day healthy.
So that is where I am at. I decided to take a break from running over the holiday weekend, hoping for the hip issue to calm down a little. In fact this week I might supplement some of my running with some biking just to keep the pounding of the joints to a minimum.
Another thing I realized is that since I have started racing almost two years ago, I have never had what you would call an off-season. My first winter break from Tri season was filled with two half marathons, leading into a race season with races almost every month, that started and ended with a half ironman. Then this winter break I have been training for a marathon. At some point this next year I am going to have to schedule some time where I take a break and let my body recover.
Especially if I plan on making it to the starting line of Ironman Texas healthy.
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