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lux-astrorum · 9 months

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update, the zit on my chin is back YET AGAIN so I get to try out the new extra strength microdart patches from zitsticka. in slightly better news, finally figured out what was causing my hip flexor pain from running and it was the FUCKING SHOES so I went out and got new ones which will be hopefully better for me

#catchup for those just joining us: back in college I ran a handful of distance races (10 mi and half marathons)#its been 5 years since my last one - I wanted to do one in 2020 but obviously that didn't work out #so here we are and i am almost 2 months into training with a 10 mi race in 1 month and a half marathon in 2 months #and when i started this training i was at nearly the heaviest body weight ive ever had and also the least in shape ive ever been #and i didn't have any running gear so i had to make do with old clothes etc until i could get new ones #including shoes #so when i started training i was using these skechers walking shoes ive had for a couple years #and then about a month in i ordered some new running shoes. didn't pay too much attention when i bought them #they just looked similar to shoes ive used in the past so i thought theyd be fine #first thing I noticed when i put them on was the heel was a little higher than what im used to but didn't really think anything of it #within like a day of wearing them i started developing this hip flexor pain #and i was like huh that's weird i must have been too aggressive with my hip stretches #i'll ice it and change up my stretching routine and it'll be fine #well it was not fine #it just kept slowly getting worse #i tried running outside instead of treadmill / icing / stretching different. nothing worked #meanwhile trying to think what the HECK is causing this bc ive never had this issue with running or dancing or taekwondo #is it my heavier bodyweight? is it the fact that i sit all day at work now?? those were my best guesses #finally the other night i was in a panic bc i didn't know what else to do other than take a break from running for a few days #and maybe do elliptical instead to still get cardio but take a break from the impact of running #but that's STILL a setback i really didn't want to take #so im going crazy trying to decide what to do and if ANYTHING else could be causing this and it hits me: the shoes.#i wasn't having issues until the new shoes and then it was a very rapid onset #so for shits and grins i ran 4 miles in my walking shoes on friday. felt a million times better #and i text my dad like you'll never believe this but i think the raised heel in my shoes might have been giving me hip pain #and hes like oh yeah you probably need a shoe with lower heel drop #and im like. excuse u. what the FUCK is a heel drop. so i googled it #turns out running shoes with lower heel-toe differential put the force of impact on your ankles and calves #and shoes with higher heel-toe differential put it on your knees AND YOUR FUCKING HIPS #how was I supposed to know this???!?!?!?

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