Friday, August 31, 2007

Ilio What???

Iliotibial Band Syndrome--sounds kind of nasty doesn't it?? Basically, the connective tissue that runs from my hip to my knee is a little tight. Monday, I went to see Wayne for the official diagnosis. I brought my shoes along because I wanted him to evaluate my gait. I thought I was a supinator; i.e. run more on the outsides of feet. Turns out I'm closer to normal.

Heather even had us doing extra stretches for the ITB during Wednesday night yoga class, which was most helpful. :)

I ran 5 miles comfortably Tuesday & on Thursday. It feels nice to have a couple of good runs after Saturday's break down. Seems 20 miles on Saturday got the best of some of us. It's definitely taught me to be better prepared & to not take ANYTHING for granted!

Thanks everyone for your words of encouragement! See ya Saturday at Fleet Feet . :)

1 comment:

Christa said...

YEAH KIM!!!! I'm so glad you are feeling better and had good runs this week. Last Saturday was just awful, wasn't it????!!!!! See you tomorrow!