frustrated runner with hip pain - Triathlon Week

talisha · 11-09-2004, 04:29 PM

I am training for great escape FL tri which has an 8 mile trail run. I would like to attempt a half ironman soon. The problem is that after about 5 or 6 miles I start to get pain in the hips. Could be one side, could be both. After a long run the top part of my hip is sore to the touch. I have been to our local running store (southern runner) and was told I needed shoes with more stability, which I bought. The shoes have helped me run farther-to that 5 or 6 mile point, but after 8 miles I feel like I'm doing major damage to myself. Help! I am really getting frustrated. Is it form? Is it stretching? Is there a professional (doctor, physical therapist, etc.) who I should see about this?
Appreciate any words of wisdom.

Smartt/RST · 01-02-2005, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by talisha

I am training for great escape FL tri which has an 8 mile trail run. I would like to attempt a half ironman soon. The problem is that after about 5 or 6 miles I start to get pain in the hips. Could be one side, could be both. After a long run the top part of my hip is sore to the touch. I have been to our local running store (southern runner) and was told I needed shoes with more stability, which I bought. The shoes have helped me run farther-to that 5 or 6 mile point, but after 8 miles I feel like I'm doing major damage to myself. Help! I am really getting frustrated. Is it form? Is it stretching? Is there a professional (doctor, physical therapist, etc.) who I should see about this?
Appreciate any words of wisdom.

Talisha,
I must start with...I am not a therapist or doctor...however, the pain you describe could be more serious than you think. I don't know where you are located, but I highly recommend seeing a sports therapist in your area. There are lots of resources online; look for someone that has experience with runners, can evalutate your posture, measure strengths and weaknesses in your musculature and can provide physical therapy if necessary. I would like to be of more help, but diagnosing an injury in person is beyond my expertise, not to mention via the web.