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Elvisisdead
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I am 33, 165lbs and have been running about 18 months. I ran my first 1/2 marathon 1/17/04. I had
been doing fine with my training runs. I did a 12 miler the Sunday before the 1/2 with no problems.
The day after the 12 miler, the outside of my left knee was very tender. By Monday afternoon, I was
hobbling around work. After reading up on ITBS, it sounds exactly like that. I didn't run at all
that week. I used a strap on the top of my knee to minimize the friction. It seemed to help. The
first 9 miles of the 1/2 were OK. My knee felt warm, but not a whole lot of pain. Then we hit the
hills. The last 4 miles were bad. I hobbled across the finish line. Stretched a good bit, then drank
away the pain. Now, 10 days later, if I don't wear the strap, my knee is hurting after about an hour
of walking around.
I am concerned about stretching. If I warm up, it irritates the problem. Can I stretch cold muscles?
Do I stop running unitl I feel absolutly no pain, then start back slow? How long is that usually?
Not running is killing me. I do have the commitment to start back with low, slow milage.
Thanks for any help, and/or suggestions you have.
Elvis
been doing fine with my training runs. I did a 12 miler the Sunday before the 1/2 with no problems.
The day after the 12 miler, the outside of my left knee was very tender. By Monday afternoon, I was
hobbling around work. After reading up on ITBS, it sounds exactly like that. I didn't run at all
that week. I used a strap on the top of my knee to minimize the friction. It seemed to help. The
first 9 miles of the 1/2 were OK. My knee felt warm, but not a whole lot of pain. Then we hit the
hills. The last 4 miles were bad. I hobbled across the finish line. Stretched a good bit, then drank
away the pain. Now, 10 days later, if I don't wear the strap, my knee is hurting after about an hour
of walking around.
I am concerned about stretching. If I warm up, it irritates the problem. Can I stretch cold muscles?
Do I stop running unitl I feel absolutly no pain, then start back slow? How long is that usually?
Not running is killing me. I do have the commitment to start back with low, slow milage.
Thanks for any help, and/or suggestions you have.
Elvis