IT Band

Distance: 3.46 miles
Time: 26:56
Pace: 7:47/mi (I should run a 5k at the peak of my training - I feel like I could beat my PR 24:04)

Today I went for a test run to see how my IT band felt, and I hate to report that I was in pain after about a mile. I probably should not have gone out so fast, and plan to run at my race pace (or slower) on my final training run! I didn't think I was running that fast, but I guess I was? The run was short, nothing too exciting, and I stopped as soon as I felt steady pain. I didn't let it get to the point that I was really hurting.


I (amazingly) got out of work early on Thursday, so I called to get an appointment with the trainer, but she was booked. She made me an appointment with the other trainer, so I cross-trained and then went to see him. Turns out he hates the Marathon team. Lovely. At first, he made me wait a really long time, and then told me I wasn't stretching properly. (I have been) He was very patronizing asking me about my ibuprofen regimen, stretching, shoes, etc. Finally, he realized that I am not a total novice runner, and this is just a legitimate overuse injury. I understand his frustration with a lot of the Marathon team - students who have never run before, have no idea that you need to replace shoes every 300-500 miles, don't think to ice and stretch, etc. but still, he didn't have to be so rude.

Once he warmed up to me a little, he gave me ice and stim, I foam rolled, and then he gave me the medicine stuff. All in all I was there for close to 90 minutes (!), but I left feeling considerably better.