Question for you runners, coaches, PT, shoe peeps out there. Just finished NC 70.3 this week (after IM Tremblant 8 week prior) and had a similar new pain occur. At Tremblant (during 2nd half of mary) and NC (after the race), I developed a lot of inflammation and pain at the lateral epicondyle of my right tibia. I am assuming it is at the point of attachment of the ITB. Both courses have some sections of rollers. For both I was running in a comfortable pace at MT (low 9s) and for NC (8:06 pace). I run in Saucony Pro 3s and the predominant wear pattern is centered over the lateral heel area. I've been averaging 27-32 miles per week for the main 6 week training block prior to NC in Sept/Oct and about 33-38 miles per week for the 8 weeks of peak training for IM (if this makes any difference) in July/Aug

When I run on a flat 1/2 marathon (7:27 pace) in the spring, I had no pain whatsoever. I suspect
that I must have some gait imbalance/foot strike that occurs with incline/decline. And perhaps the Saucony Pro 3 is not the right shoe for me. Does this seem like a reasonable assumption? Any thoughts on other shoes? Finally, is a gait analysis worth it or can I just bring my shoe to a running store and have them give me other options after they look at my shoes

thanks