40 minutes on a stationary recumbent bicycle in the "gym" at work. We have two non-functioning stairmasters, so I can either spin or run. Or get a gym membership and start waking up at 5 am.
I had an appointment with Joel at Tosh this morning to assess my hip flexor pain. He figured out that I have zero external rotation of my left hip which was quite surprising to him. He is also concerned that my left foot lands to the right of my right foot when striking the ground (apparently I scissor excessively) and my left foot is not lifting very high toward my rear; it tops out about 6-8 inches lower than the right leg when kicking back. The resulting lack of power is causing my hip flexor to do all the work to bring my hip forward and causing the pain.
He gave me a routine to work on for the next four weeks to strengthen the area but he is afraid it may be something that would require further diagnosis and even potentially surgery if I want to fully resolve the source of the issue (not sure I would do that).
I had hip pain in high school and I am generally aware of an imbalance in the flexibility of my hips, but I think the higher mileage has damaged the area and it is now weakened. I have been told to do my key runs and cross train for easy days. So, three runs and four cross training days to see this through. I call it Fritzifying my routine.
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