Afternoon All
Here are all my current woes. During the Lyke Wake Race on July 11th I was forced to retire with a pain that began in my butt and subsequently spread down the outside of my entire leg eventually grinding me to a halt. It's not what I would call excruciating pain but it's enough to force me to stop running. My GP diagnosed sciatica and recommended physio. After waiting over 3 weeks for NHS physio I decided to go private and have received three half hour sessions of 'manipulation' to date. Apparently the problem stems from stiffness in my lower back and I'm working on loosening that up at the moment. I'm managing to get out on the mountain bike regulalry and have slowly built back up to 3x25 min hill runs per week. However the niggles in the same areas still seem to persist. My frustration at not being able to do 'proper' fell running is now beginning to boil over. I've never suffered from this condition before and would like to hear advice from others who may have had similar complaints. Does it ever fully disappear or am I now stuck with it? Should I take pain killers and just run with it? Should I simply ignore the pain and just get out there and tough it out?
Yours very frustrated
Smoggy