Despite my 'orrible cold i tried to put in a reasonable run at KWL Cunswick today, but ran into real trouble. It seems i've developed a problem with my left ITB, i had to walk the last mile of the race today as it became clear there was a serious biomechanical issue to be addressed. It crippled me more mentally than physically; that sad, cold trudge back to the funnel with your head down staring at the ground in front of you. People jogging on past as you shiver in the rain, it's been a while since i've been there, but it doesn't get any less dejecting. I was fine at Barbondale so it looks to be stability related, i've been struggling a bit with stability related injuries on most of the XC events, mostly ankle complaints.

The best way to deal with it is to take it as an unstable left hip with an under-recruiting Glutes Medius, as that was what happened to my right hip, and i've been getting some real soreness in my right Glutes Medius so i know i'm struggling to remain stable during strides. So...Glutes Med. recruitment drills, Tensor FL stretches, and might aswell stick to the Podiatrist's full program for the right hip and throw in the Glutes Maximus recruitment drills aswell. All of that and ITB roller plus NSAI every day.