Sore hips from running?

Most of the time its bad shoes. Buy new ones from a running store and ask for a evaluation
of posture.

Andrea said:

Hi,

I'm just getting into running and have experienced the usual soreness the next day (quads or
calves or both). Then yesterday I went for the same run I've been doing for about a month now and
I woke up this morning with really sore hips of all things. The only thing I can think of is that
I didn't take a day off between runs but my distance is still so short, I didn't think it
mattered.

When new to running, everything matters. If you're new, like less than a couple months, and have
been running every day, that could be too much. You might want to post some more information on your
running background
- how long, normal running week (frequency, length / duration), etc - so somebody might be able
to help you.

So now I'm wondering if I may be running incorrectly.

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Does anyone know what sore hips from running could be caused from?

Is it in the hip flexor area, ITB area - front, side?

(this diagram is a little complex, but it might give some ideas of where things are)
mywebpages.comcast.netpelvis.htmOpen ↗

Lots of things can affect hips.

Dot

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"Success is different things to different people" -Bernd Heinrich in Racing the Antelope

fitstep.comAnatomy.htmOpen ↗ is a little better.

But also what Rick++ said - check if you're using proper shoes for your gait.

Dot

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"Success is different things to different people" -Bernd Heinrich in Racing the Antelope

Dot,

Thanks for replying. I'm only running about 2.5 miles 3-4 times per week and it's only been for
about a month now. It's my hip flexors I believe that are sore, on both sides pretty much right on
top of my hip bones. I tried going to that anatomy diagram you attached but frankly, I couldn't
really figure it out. My running shoes are Nike Max Air with some Superfeet inserts. For some reason
whatever Rick ++ added to this thread didn't come up in my newsreader. How do I know if my shoes are
appropriate for my gate?

Thanks very much for any more info!

Andrea

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When new to running, everything matters. If you're new, like less than a couple months, and have
been running every day, that could be too much. You might want to post some more information on
your running background
- how long, normal running week (frequency, length / duration), etc - so somebody might be able to
help you.

Is it in the hip flexor area, ITB area - front, side?

(this diagram is a little complex, but it might give some ideas of where things are)
mywebpages.comcast.netpelvis.htmOpen ↗

Lots of things can affect hips.

Dot

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My running shoes are Nike Max Air with some Superfeet inserts. For some reason whatever
Rick ++ added to this thread didn't come up in my newsreader. How do I know if my shoes are
appropriate for my gate?

Thanks very much for any more info!

Andrea

Go to a running shoe store. (NOT a general shoe store like footlocker, and NOT a sporting
goods store).

They should be able to help you best. Good ones are able to determine your running style (they will
look at the wear patterns on your shoes, and maybe ask you to run a bit so they can observe).

HTH
Ed

Andrea said:

Dot,

Thanks for replying. I'm only running about 2.5 miles 3-4 times per week and it's only been for
about a month now. It's my hip flexors I believe that are sore, on both sides pretty much right on
top of my hip bones. I tried going to that anatomy diagram you attached but frankly, I couldn't
really figure it out.

Sorry about that. I had a better link at one time and seem to have misplaced it while rearranging
some bookmarks.

My running shoes are Nike Max Air with some Superfeet

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inserts. For some reason whatever Rick ++ added to this thread didn't come up in my newsreader.
How do I know if my shoes are appropriate for my gate?

As Rick++ and Ed suggested, if you haven't already, get shoes fit at a real running shoe store, not
a mall. A good store may have sales people with the ability to analyze your gait either visually or
with a video.

Our local store doesn't have that capability, but suggested a PT (physical therapist) who found a
bunch of muscle imbalances and figured out why I'm prone to AT problems.

Here's some links that might give you some ideas. Note: These are just the contents of my "hip
flexor" folder. I haven't used most of these since I'm still figuring out which hip exercises work
best for me, but they might give you some ideas.

fitstep.comHip flexors.htmOpen ↗
members.aol.comhipflx30.htmOpen ↗

stadion.comcolumn stretch23.htmlOpen ↗ (martial arts orientation)
hksdb.org.hkstretch4.htmOpen ↗
med.umich.edusma iliopsoa rex.htmOpen ↗ aafp.org2109.htmlOpen ↗

Hope these help a little.

Dot

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Quoted message said:

Here's some links that might give you some ideas. Note: These are just the contents of my "hip
flexor" folder. I haven't used most of these since I'm still figuring out which hip exercises work
best for me, but they might give you some ideas.

fitstep.comHip flexors.htmOpen ↗
members.aol.comhipflx30.htmOpen ↗

stadion.comcolumn stretch23.htmlOpen ↗ (martial arts orientation)
hksdb.org.hkstretch4.htmOpen ↗
med.umich.edusma iliopsoa rex.htmOpen ↗ aafp.org2109.htmlOpen ↗

Hope these help a little.

Dot

Hey Dot, thanks for the links. A recent runners world issue had a hip stretch recently (the first
one in the triathlon/stretch4 link). Now I can check out some of the others and learn what they are
really doing. (some of the other stretches I've seen but never knew WHY or WHEN to use them)

THANKS!
Ed