Interestingly, I had a fit done at Troisport two weeks ago, and Marc said my old fit was terrible, but typical for a owner purchasing his/her first bike. My seat post was raised a shocking 6cm. The fit did not relieve the hand numbing completely, but I have a lot more power now. This could be a contributing factor to my ITB issue. Going to give the new setup another 2 long rides or so and see how it goes. That's the plan so far. My HR already spikes badly on hills, so will take it easy on this section. My goal is to finish and come through injury free. Thanks for the advise. I don't think it's a full blown injury. I am starting with stretching/rolling every night after running and putting together a strength routine with some focus on glutes (apparently glutes are underused and weak in new runners, which will put extra pressure on the ITB). My average distance was 20km a week. I started doing 30km per week over the last three weeks, so it's quite a jump. Also started doing quite a bit of hill work, which I never did previously, and all my running is on the road now. I suppose I have been flirting with injury, and need to take prevention and maintenance more seriously, especially considering the increased distance.
