Went to see the sin seh just now, and he told me I have the Iliotibial band syndronme. Iliotibial band syndrome is due to inflammation of the iliotibial band, a thick band of fibrous tissue that runs down the outside of the leg. The iliotibial band begins at the hip and extends to the outer side of the shin bone (tibia) just below the knee joint. The band functions in coordination with several of the thigh muscles to provide stability to the outside of the knee joint.
researching further on the cause of it, it gave reasons such as over-pronating, worn-out shoes or increasing mileage too fast, etc. Looking at the list, this 3 looks the most likely culprit. Honestly, I don't think I increase mileage too fast though. 12, 12, 15, 18, 22, 25, 28. Decent increase of 3-4km each time. which is way better than my 8km increment 2yrs ago. Not really sure what has caused it, though I really want to try and prevent it from happening again. Don't want such things to cause an end to my running. Will take note of the way I run, and see if I really over-pronate.
Recommended thing to do now is to rest TOTALLY for 2-3 weeks, and full recovery is expected to take 3-4months. Oh man.. like not long...
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