On a longer run, the pain starts in the glute but then starts to run down my whole leg. Less of a shocking/tingling feeling. Could be other muscles compensating. I keep trying to remember to do piriformis stretches (just in case that's the issue) but I'm not as vigilant as I should be.
Sitting too long also causes issues.
The frustrating part is that just 3-4 weeks ago I had a kick-### (with no ### pain) training run where I got 21K in with almost no glue pain. The week before I had pain, and the week after it was back. Wish I could nail-down what made that middle week magical.
Thinking about going beyond the sports massage and checking with a sports PT. The massage therapist thinks its more glute than piriformis, but perhaps a more experienced opinion is in order.
I'm still going to run my HM as hard as my butt will let me. Will load-up on the naproxen (gut issues be damned). I'm just trying to decide what the best approach is between now and then. Zero running? An ER or two? A hike (
@bushdocda is right that a hike is probably not really easy)?
I'd do the zero-running approach, and this sounds crazy, but I feel like I'm going to forget how to run between now and then, and will need the first few KMs of the HM just to find my rhythm again.
The Houston marathon in January is now optional/off if I can't figure this out. After this HM, priority is Miwok in May.
Also ordered another pair of new shoes. Some Nike Zoom Flyknits went on clearance for CAD100 so I will give them a whirl. Poor man's Vaporfly.