Rocky M wrote:
Disclosure: not a doctor...just have had a lot of PRP for the same type of issues..
This sounds like high hamstring tendonopathy...deep in the glute it feels paiful...while pressing on it feels a little relief--there is often much more care involved. Not sure of your age, but this is common in older athletes and can even depend on the type of shoes you may have recently moved to--or use...which, could have an effect on helping to cause it or even fix /relieve some of it. It's a pain in the *** either way.
Suggestion moving forward, research "High Hamstring Tendonopathy" to see if this describes the issue and care for it. Good luck.
Thank you all for the valuable feedback!
So today it felt pretty good, almost normal. At its worst I would put the “pain” level on maybe a 2 of 10, more of an aggravation than anything else. Last night I continued to stretch, ice and hyperice (heat+vib). To answer the questions above I am 55 in a few weeks, it doesn’t hurt when I sit and interestingly I am in new training shoes. I bought new pairs of Brooks Glycerin GTS for training and my go to Vaporfly Next% for races. Until now I always ran in the Next % as I buy them on Ebay and save buy not getting the latest model. The Next %s feel like marshmallows compared to the Glycerin GTS and I can feel the difference in each foot strike (feels harder even on the treadmill). Im wondering if the change in shoe is a contributing factor now. Either way I do have a long spin tomorrow and the ½ marathon this weekend. If it feels anything other than completely normal I wont run. My A race is Ironman 70.3 Couer D’ Alene this summer so don’t want to jeopardize the for sure. Again I greatly appreciate the knowledgeable feedback from everyone, will read up on the suggestions above and thanks all !