Quote Originally Posted by Becky View Post
I'm happy to see another Chi Runner here! I've been working on it for about a month now, trying to find the solution to some nagging IT band issues in my left leg. It seems to be helping, although I still have some pain. Too much too soon? Who knows....

I did ~3.3 trail miles today, and only had hip pain during the last 15 minutes, so I guess that's an improvement
Are you using a foam roller on your IT band area? Sometimes what you think is IT band pain is really coming from trigger points in your outer quads (vastus lateralis). If you use the foam roller and it hurts, that means you have trigger points that are at least part of your problem. Check your TFL (tensor fasciae latae, muscle on the outside front of your hip) as well--trigger points there can make your hip hurt and can make your IT band tight since the TFL is the major muscle that pulls on the IT band. A big high-bounce ball is good for rollling out trigger points there.