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Apr 2011
2:03pm, 8 Apr 2011
First-time poster!!
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Cheeky Conswala
I've been running for 4 or 5 years upto Half Marathon distance, but only once managed under 2hrs. Until 2 years ago the weight was dropping of nicely and I was 14 and a half stone.
Now I've now gone back to 16 and a half and I run more now than ever. Thats issue 1
Issue 2 Since Nov 10 ive been increasing mileage in the hope of completing a marathon in May. In the last few week I been having more and more pain in my left leg from buttuck to ankle. I ran 18 miles on Sunday rested for 3 days and tried to run yesterday. I lasted 2 miles and the pain became unbearable and I cant confidently put weight on it.
So rant/whinge/moan over. What am i doing wrong.
I've never been great with training plans. I just vary the mileage/terrain and speed.
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Apr 2011
2:10pm, 8 Apr 2011
41,190 posts
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runnerbean
hi Cheeky, welcome to fetch 
Sounds to me like you might benefit from a massage or a physio session asap.Perhaps you have just trained and developed tight muscles in your butt and mayeb down your IT band.A physio can really help you out with it
don;t get down on yourself you've done really really well:-)
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Apr 2011
2:41pm, 8 Apr 2011
3,813 posts
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Mrs Winkle
Hello and welcome
I second the idea of seeing a sports injury physio - get yourself massaged and kneaded out and you might just feel a lot better.
In terms of weight gain, I assume you upped your calories when you started uppig the miles? The thing is, your body gets used to a higher level of exercise and you can't just eat what you want. Also, have you perhaps built muscle? If you had a bit of you that was filled with fat and now it's filled with muscle, it will weigh more I suppose.
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Apr 2011
2:45pm, 8 Apr 2011
115 posts
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wobblingTime
3rd on the massage / physio recommendation.
On the weight side, if you've definitely not increased your intake and your shape hasn't become smaller, has anything else changed, such as starting a new form of contraception? Some of the hormonal contraceptives can cause weight gain, the depo provera injection, in particular. They can also make it incredibly difficult to lose weight too, despite following a healthy diet and exercising a lot.
Good luck
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Apr 2011
2:54pm, 8 Apr 2011
8,260 posts
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Discovery Dave
Mrs Winkle: a certain amount of excercise will always burn a certain number of calories. Calories per mile varies a bit by weight, but not by practice or running ability (not even very much by speed).
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Apr 2011
2:57pm, 8 Apr 2011
1,396 posts
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clairevmc
Hi Cheeky and welcome!
I too would recommend that you make an appointment to see a physio - just a 30-min session should be enough for them to diagnose what's causing you the trouble and suggest what you can do. That in itself will boost your confidence.
Weight wise (I think you're male so the contraception advice above probably isn't relevant!) - you don't mention much about why you reckon you've regained a couple of stone. Perhaps you cut calories/increased your exercise to get down to 14 stone but if that was your target, you then reverted to the eating that you did before and it crept back on? Muscle does weigh more than fat but that won't account for 2 stone. Can you give us a bit more info on that side of things for some more targetted advice?
Don't let one bad run put you off the sport - I really do think a physio will have you heading in the right direction injury-wise - it could just be over-training that's causing your soreness and you're not actually injured.
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Apr 2011
3:00pm, 8 Apr 2011
8,262 posts
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Discovery Dave
P.S. Conswala welcome to Fetch, and good luck. My suggestions are beer (which can make weight loss tough), and whether you've had extra stress (cortisol can cause you to lay down fat deposits, I understand). Maybe keep a food/drink diary?
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Apr 2011
3:00pm, 8 Apr 2011
139 posts
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poppyH
Definitely echo advice re sports massage/physio, they will be able to pinpoint where problem is, sounds more muscular/itb than anything joint/spine related.
Weight wise, only way Ive found to really tackle it is calorie counting, boring but effective. Use something like weightlossresources.co.uk or there are others (livestrong) but these will also let you see what you're burning in exercise, in order to eat better. I used to be 19st.
Also - stick your head in the weight loss threads on forum, you'll be sure of a welcome, and a kick up the arse:)
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Apr 2011
3:09pm, 8 Apr 2011
117 posts
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wobblingTime
...oops...sory
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Apr 2011
3:53pm, 8 Apr 2011
74 posts
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RichHL
First of all, you've achieved a lot. Running 18 miles is not a small achievement. Well done!
As the others have said, you need to gather a little more information about what you're eating and when. Keeping a food diary for a couple of weeks is probably a good idea. You might be able to identify the extra calories easily.
I buggered up my knee for a couple of weeks after a long run of 17k. I just pushed a little too far a little too soon. I'm training again now and enjoying it. I have recurring problems with my IT band, tight hamstrings and quads but they do resolve themselves with rest. The same might be true of you. It would be a good idea to seek advice from a physio anyway. Massage feels wonderful.
You should still be proud of what you've achieved and not worry too much about making the May deadline. There will be other marathons if you have to miss this one. You might be putting yourself under unnecessary extra stress attempting to meet an arbitrary target.
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