A long run cut short by the devil

I noticed a bit of tightness in my hip during my run to work on Friday but didn’t really think much on it. However, during today’s scheduled 22km run I noticed it was very tight from about 5km into the run. There was a turnoff point on my route at about the 6.5km mark so discretion was the better part of valour and I decided to cut the run short and run/walk the rest of the way home. So a very slow 9km today but I really don’t want to pick up/aggravate an injury.

Funnily enough that brings my weekly mileage to 66.6km! The devil is in the details eh!

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March 21, 2010 | Filed Under fitness

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14 Responses to “A long run cut short by the devil”

Kyle on March 21st, 2010 7:50 am

Good call…I’m always trying to listen to my body to distinguish the good pain from bad pain.
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Greg on March 21st, 2010 7:50 am

Best to take it easy. Not worth pushing through and getting an injury.
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Carla on March 21st, 2010 7:57 am

I agree it’s better to rest it and avoid getting a long term injury! I guess sometimes our bodies are trying to tell us to slow down a little.
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Diane Fit to the Finish on March 21st, 2010 8:40 am

Sounds like you made a good choice in taking it slow and easy. No need to push it and injure yourself further.
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Craig on March 21st, 2010 1:24 pm

I’m no runner, but I’ve always heard it’s best to stop when you’re hurtin. Interesting number! I woulda walked another tenth just to change it b/c I would be scared! hehe.
I hope your injury goes away quickly!
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beej on March 21st, 2010 1:43 pm

Good choice to cut it short. You couldn’t even have gone another 0.1 km, though??
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Ron on March 21st, 2010 3:40 pm

Glad you decided to back off and cut it short, definately don’t want to make things worse.
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Andrew(AJH) on March 21st, 2010 7:40 pm

Yeah, good decision … very smart … hope it improves quickly.
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cammy@TippyToeDiet on March 22nd, 2010 1:36 am

Ouch! Hope it remains an annoyance rather than an injury! (Also hope that weekly number doesn’t cause any problems. )
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Greg on March 22nd, 2010 1:39 am

Better to be safe than sorry. I know I was sorry after trying to run through my last injury putting myself out of the running for a week. I think you’re making a smart decision.
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Jody - Fit at 52 on March 22nd, 2010 3:49 am

Andrew, glad you listened to the bod. Sounds like you made the right choice. Hope that tightness eases up & you feel better soon!
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FitFunk on March 22nd, 2010 3:49 am

You’ve been running long enough to know “bad pain” from “good pain” (like the day after a long run kind of soreness). Hope it works itself out!
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Chad on March 22nd, 2010 5:40 am

Can definitely identify after my back issues lately – hope you heal up quickly!
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fit36.com on March 23rd, 2010 6:19 am

Yikes! 66.6 km. Maybe you should be measuring in miles, at least for this week.
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