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Pain in front inside of upper thigh.

by Chris Harmon
(Richmond, IL)

I am training to run my first marathon, and my longest run as been 19.5 miles. After that run I began experiencing pain in the upper portion of my left thigh when I lifted my leg. The next run I attempted was a 13.1 mile run and about two miles in the pain came back with a vengence.....I made it but it wasn't pretty.

I can do the elliptical for an hour with no pain. Now, I have the Marathon in two weeks. I read some articles that indicate it could be a stress frature to my hip YIKES......Any insight would be appreciated.


Thank You
Chris Harmon

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Sep 30, 2008
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by: Bart - SII

How would you describe your pain? Does it feel like it is in the muscle, or more deep than superficial? Is it a sharp pain, a shooting pain, a burning, aching pain?

Femoral or hip stress fractures are not common, but as you are at the end of training for a marathon, it is possible, especially if you have been putting in a lot of miles without taking time to recover between runs.

I would recommend a visit to your doctor to get to the bottom of this. The last thing you want is to make it worse, especially if it is a stress fracture.

Bart

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