Until 5 weeks ago, I was on track for a great performance at HIMNOLA. I had reached a point where I was no longer really building volume, I was up to 8 hours per week on bike, 3 hours per week swim, and 30 miles per week running.
One day on a hard run, I got pain in the fibular head, I would call it a burning pain. It happens during the liftoff phase of the stride.
Since then I have not been able to run more than a mile before it returns. I never have run through the pain.
I have continued cycling hard, continued swimming hard, but only running up to pain and then stopping. I have also done the Ice, NSAID, etc.
I have visited a sports chiro, who diagnosed ITBS; I now think this is not right, because the pain is too low (fiibular head) and because I did not respond to 3 weeks of his treatment protocol at all (zero improvement).
I have an appointment with Ortho MD next week, but I am grasping at straws and am losing patience (and run fitness) quickly.
Is it possible that what I am doing on the bike is causing this (even though I have no pain on the bike at all)?
At this point (5 weeks of no real running) either something in there is pretty wrong, or something I am doing (cycling/swimming) is exacerbating the issue and not allowing it to heal (while not causing the pain either).
damn this is frustrating.
Ironman Certified Coach
Currently accepting limited number of new athletes
One day on a hard run, I got pain in the fibular head, I would call it a burning pain. It happens during the liftoff phase of the stride.
Since then I have not been able to run more than a mile before it returns. I never have run through the pain.
I have continued cycling hard, continued swimming hard, but only running up to pain and then stopping. I have also done the Ice, NSAID, etc.
I have visited a sports chiro, who diagnosed ITBS; I now think this is not right, because the pain is too low (fiibular head) and because I did not respond to 3 weeks of his treatment protocol at all (zero improvement).
I have an appointment with Ortho MD next week, but I am grasping at straws and am losing patience (and run fitness) quickly.
Is it possible that what I am doing on the bike is causing this (even though I have no pain on the bike at all)?
At this point (5 weeks of no real running) either something in there is pretty wrong, or something I am doing (cycling/swimming) is exacerbating the issue and not allowing it to heal (while not causing the pain either).
damn this is frustrating.
Ironman Certified Coach
Currently accepting limited number of new athletes