Just out of interest Jamie, does the stretching seem to help? I've had conflicting advice on stretching of IT band/glutes area. And I don't seem to have seen any difference by doing it or not doing it. Was talking to a pro athlete a couple of days ago and although he's a road runner, he advised me to only stretches the front and back muscles. I've been hindered by IT trouble for years and doubt i'll do another marathon unless I can rid myself of it.