I am training for my second ever half marathon, and have recently done some longer training runs (3 weeks to go), only to find that the next day I had stiffness in my right hip (at the front) when walking. This is not bad at the moment, but I am worried it may lead to injury during training or the race. I have been running for about a year, and had one injury in my left knee so far - this has now been fixed by the physio. Any idea what the problem may be, and what I Can do about it?
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yep i get this kind of thing too, but more to the back of my hip.
check out your gait and ensure that your footfall is ok. sometimes if something is wrong here it can present itself as hip pain. a running shop like runners need have a treadmill and cameras etc to check it for you.
you may already have this sussed.
the other thing is to do some hip strengthing excerises to support the joint. i will look for the article and post the link here if i find it.
http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/news/article.asp?SP=&v=4&UAN=677
Anyway I'm dreading the race now - it's Sheffield, so could be hilly (ugh)
I get this some times when increasing my distance, but disappears as I get used to it. Just be careful with the speed work - particularly if you haven't done much of it before. It does make you run differently, which can upset the old muscles. Fine if you've got loads of time to get used to it - a bit dangerous if very near your chosen event.
I am reassured about Sheffield now (thanks Chris) - just hope the hip doesn't get any worse.
All this tallk of running - I might go out in a bit.