Hey everyone!
This may seem like a rather ridiculous question, but recently I've been having problems with my IB band. Now, this is probably fairly common to runners, but I have very little running experience.
I had to replace my old trusty pair of runners due to how EXTREMELY beaten up my old ones were. I went to the same store where I bought my old pair, and bought a pair of Aasics that felt REALLY nice at the time.
Now the first thing I noticed was there was less heal support then my old Adidas runners, and at first I thought it might be a good thing
(weigh less, less bouncy feeling during running
). I tend to roll my foot to the outside when I run.
Now, background aside, the first run I did with my new shoes
(a 10km trail run with my doggy
) felt awesome and nothing felt wrong. But as I've been running over the past few weeks since then, I've noticed this nagging pain down the outside of my left leg.
I went and got a massage from a physio/massage therapist and her diagnoses was just tension on the IB band.
I've been doing the exercises she gave me, and I've been trying to run. I haven't been able to run farther then about 4km. Before I changed shoes, I could run 10km+ without any pain
(except from heavy breathing
).
Now, the only other factor is that I have been increasing my cycle training substantially.
I really appreicate any advice anyone has
(or past experiences
Thanks a ton!
Derek