It turns out that the blood in my urine is not dehydration related as
it happened again yesterday. I kind of knew it was dehydration when I
was at the doctors last week but I the absence of a diagnosis of what
it was went with it.
I ran to work yesterday morning and there it was again - IPA pee.
My thinking now is that this is footstrike hemolysis. Not least of all
because I have no other symptoms and actually my foot strike has been
a bit off to the point where my sole is sore.
Not running is making my soul sore.
Of course I am no doctor.
The other development is my left leg issue which is now excruciating.
Getting up from sitting takes me from 0 to 9 on the pain index. A
quick Google reveals this is likely piriformis syndrome - I am seeing
a musculoskeletal specialist next week.
This is all very demoralising as I was loving how this year was
shaping up and was aiming to do a 100k in the next month or so.
Plans once again onto the back burner. Hopefully not for too long...
I'm not very good when I'm injured and unable to run. It is as I have
said so many times what I do, what I love and what I am.
