IT Band Pain - My injury experience
Colico (IT), 2 nd September 2023 . It has been 2 weeks since the RunFire 40km race. As every Saturday, I am getting ready for my long run. This weekend I am in Italy in the small town of Colico located in the north of the Como Lake and I am thinking where to run my 24km of the day. I have beautiful childhood memories of this place. When I was a kid, I used to bike with my parents to this typical Italian “agriturismo” named “La Fiorida”. Around 15 years ago this place was a small family run farm open to the public, selling their own fresh products such as milk, cheese, and ice cream. After a long bike ride, I loved running after chickens and looking at the milking cows. It has been such a long time since the last time I have been here and I now want to go back again. I checked the route on Google Maps and it said 11km one way (~22km the full loop) … that was just perfect for my long run! 10:30 am – the temperature is around 27 degrees; hence I decide to take the running vest with 1L wa