Not very good half-marathon news
I think I may be suffering from Osteitis Pubis. Boo.
I haven’t been to the doc or a physio yet, but the symptoms listed on that web page seem about right, as is a common cause (distance running). The page mentions how dull pain can be present at the start of exercise, then go away during exercise, only to return when the exercise is over. That’s pretty much spot on. When I’m walking around it feels like I have to drag my left leg a bit to avoid a dull ache in my left groin, but when I run it feels normal.
I’ll visit a physio later this week but am already mentally resigned to the fact that running the half-marathon in two weeks’ time is not a good idea. The condition only gets worse the more exercise you do, and the most effective treatment is rest.
I’m disappointed. I’ve worked pretty hard to get my physical and mental fitness to the point where I know I am capable of running that distance, so it’s a bummer to find out that even though I’ve trained carefully, gradually increasing my distances by a km a week, the training has caused the injury and there’s pretty much nothing I can do about it.
But I haven’t got too much to complain about. I’ll rest up and try again next year. Besides, Jayne’s still entered in the 10km so I’ll be able to cheer her on and take lots of photos.
sim - October 1, 2008, 11:03 pm
Bummer!
dad - October 2, 2008, 10:11 pm
Sorry to hear that - sounds pretty nasty. Guess you may need to take it easy in the garden as well - give a shout if you need some help.
Dad
Kate - October 3, 2008, 1:36 pm
Oh no, what a bummer after all that training. I had similar issues with that area when pregnant with Hannah, mine was called symphasis pubis dysfunction.
I hope you can get on top of it soon. And good luck to Jayne on her upcoming run!
mum - October 4, 2008, 12:47 am
All the blurb seems to say rest is the only way to go, so I hope you are resting. Must be so disappointing after all that planning and work. There’ll be other chances I guess, but only if you take the right decisions now. Hope you go to the doc too. You can become Jayne’s cheer squad.
xx
Marty - October 4, 2008, 7:03 pm
Thanks for the comments everyone. It’s not painful, I can still walk fine and it’s not permanent, so I’m not too down in the dumps. It’s just frustrating to have done all that training, be ready to run 21km and achieve my goal, then find that the training caused the injury.
Next year.