I was planning on 18 today. The route I chose to do is an out and back course. The first half is at a gradual 1.5% to 3% uphill grade. The second half is coming down that. I was fine utnil about mile 13. Then I had some really strange pains going on in my right IT band. I slowed my pace to 9:20 min miles. Pain intensified and the last mile I walked back to my car. :(
I don't know if it is all the stress from so many miles, worn down shoes, or because I was running on the slope of the road. Probably all of these aspects played into my run.
Later I took an extremely cold ice-bath. |