For those of us who suffer pain in the nether regions while running the following, copied from Runner’s World, might be of some help.


“PIRIFORMIS

The piriformis is a small muscle deep in your buttocks that rotates the leg outwards. It joins the thigh bone to the base of your spine. Repetitive running can result in excessive tightness within the muscle, meaning a restriction in hip mobility. This might manifest as pain deep inside the hip, lower back pain due to hip misalignment and even sciatica (pain right down your leg) because the sciatic nerve runs very close to this muscle and sometimes even through it.

Try the following stretches.-

1. Lying on your back and pulling your knee to the opposite side of your chest.

2. Lying on your back with one knee bent, placing one foot on the other thigh and letting your top knee flop to the side and pulling the lower thigh towards your chest.


Hold stretches for at least 30 secs.”



Saturday 11th October

YJ will be at the lower barn ready for the tarmac run at 8 30am