Continuing to build mileage on the long run, 23.2km today. Right knee (IT Band related) pain still there at the end, but it came on a couple of km's later than last week, so that'd progress. This week I've also been doing some reading about some of the latest research on IT band syndrome, there are some new studies looking at stride width. But ultimately, a lot of it comes down to muscle imbalance and weakness in hip abductors (glutes) and flexors.
Hopefully as I continue to build glute strength the pain will recede.
I also wanted to talk about a 36hr fast I did this week. I had a few days of low will-power and some junk eating, I decided I needed an intervention.
I used to do intermittent fasting, and found it useful for weight loss, but it can be a difficult balance to try and ensure I'm not undernourished, particularly when it comes to protein. Fasting, of various lengths, has just become one of the tools I use to stay on track.
Hopefully next weekend will be a 23.5km run, which will be my longest ever! The goal at this stage is to get up to 30km (18.5 miles) on the long run every weekend and work on them becoming pain free as well as hopefully recovering from them quicker. The next stage, once I feel I'm ready will be to introduce a gentle short run the day after.
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