I just completed the Great Chesapeake Bay Swim on Sunday and once again, I had to fight through terrible hip pain during the race. The pain is on both the left and right sides and is basically in the bone/joint area. I thought the wet suit may be contributing to the pain, due to a different positioning in the water, but have tried OW races without a wetsuit and still have the same pain. It hurts to walk after the races and also hurts the next day. The pain typically starts around mile 2 of a race. I never get the pain while swimming distance in a pool. I am 31 and average over 30,000 yards a week so the OW races I have competed in are not longer distances than I am used to swimming. Has anyone had similar pain or any advice?
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Finished Big Shoulders 5k last week and had hip pain almost the entire time. I was having back problems for several weeks prior to the race and went to a chiropractor two times the week of the race (had never been to one before).
When I finished the race, my hips felt like a finished a marathon. Very sore for a few days. On my visit to the chiropractor last week he said after the first visits I might have gained more flexibility and range and thus used muscles in a different fashion.
While that might be the case, I like the theory earlier in this thread that attributed the pain to increase kick needed in the choppy water.
Finished Big Shoulders 5k last week and had hip pain almost the entire time. I was having back problems for several weeks prior to the race and went to a chiropractor two times the week of the race (had never been to one before).
When I finished the race, my hips felt like a finished a marathon. Very sore for a few days. On my visit to the chiropractor last week he said after the first visits I might have gained more flexibility and range and thus used muscles in a different fashion.
While that might be the case, I like the theory earlier in this thread that attributed the pain to increase kick needed in the choppy water.
