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Frustration at being injured

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Redcello41Graduate
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So I made the classic rookie mistake of going too fast and too hard the run after I graduated from Couch25K about 3 months ago and I am still dealing with the same hip injury! I have had a few physiotherapy sessions which have been really helpful and I really want to get back into training for 10K and I signed up for my first half marathon in March 2020, but my hips aren't letting me! I know that I have to listen to my body and I'm not going to give up running, I'm just feeling really frustrated at the moment! Can anyone relate to this?

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Absolutely can relate to this. My hip started playing up about 6 weeks after graduation and still isn't quite right. I've been referred to physio and have been doing my physio exercises every day. Definitely helping but I want a magic wand. Physio says I'm OK to run if I feel 95% ok but I need to do walk/run, and build back up gradually. All very frustrating as I had been really pleased with my progress up until then. I am feeling up to an experimental slow jog later today so will see how it goes.

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UnfitNoMoreGraduate

Not running sucks! Hopefully your injury is healing well though, that’s the most important thing... plenty of time to that HM. Get well soon.

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steviej99Graduate

Yep. Sorry to hear that as I did same after graduating and got a muscle tear which stopped me running. Be patient, take advice from the doc or physio and you'll come back stronger and wiser!! My long runs are now done at a snails pace but I really enjoy it. Good luck in your recovery

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