try a 3 -4 week break from running and then building back slowly again - you basically have an overuse injury so using it -even less frequently - is not allowing it heal

HI there~

I too have Bursitis in my hip.  When you get extreme pain prop your feet up and rest.  If it hurts a little you can do hip flexor stretches.  I do a couple different ones.  One is the "Warrior pose" you see in Yoga, the other is sitting with my feet heel to heel and then GENTLY pushing down on my legs.  These two are good stretches.

I have also taken ibuprofen for the inflamation when it gets too bad.

I haven't let it stop me though, i still run and sometimes when it hurts a little before i begin a run by the time i'm done it doesn't hurt anymore.  I don't get it but it works so i'll go with it.

I hope you find relief soon.

Christine

For me it first started on a labor day race.  It was finaly gone for the turkey trot race.  Went for theraphy, the whole nine yards, but rest and absolutley no running was the only thing that cured it.   It was the worst  and longest injury I ever had so far.    Good luck. 

You are welcome.

Yes it's very good to take a day off a week.  You should do that always.  Even when your feeling great you need a day "off" from all the training.

You should only be training 6 days a week.

Finding your balance is key and knowing how to read your body is as well.  I know when i've "pushed" it too much and i step back and rest. 

Resting is never a bad thing, always a good thing.

Christine

I had a terrible bout with bursitis in both hips a couple of years ago when I was training for a marathon. I went to a sports med doctor and here's what he told me. The bursitis is aggrevated by repetitive motion. He told me that cycling would be no better than running since it would be repetitive, also. He told me to (1) vary my route, even if that only meant running a loop and running it backwards every other day instead of the normal way. (2) take an anti-inflammatory. I had been taking Anaprox on occasion and rather than re-writing/re-filling my 'script for it, he told me to take Aleve. (3) get new running shoes every 300 miles rather than every 500 miles. (4) use ice packs after every run.

I also met with the PT and he gave me a list of stretches and exercises to do. Unfortunately, I don't have that list anymore so I can't share it with you. I never did the exercises but a couple of times, anyway.

Taking some time off from running and implementing the plan that the doctor gave me when I started back took care of the problem. Over the years, I have had minor bouts of bursitis in one hip or the other and treated it myself by taking an anti-inflammatory and getting new running shoes. This particular time was the worst, I suppose because of the higher mileage I was putting in.

Fortunately, the doctor that I saw was a runner and understood the problem from a runner's perspective.