I am trying not to freak out...
I had to cut my 10 mile run short at 7 miles this morning because my knee was hurting so bad. I have not had this kind of knee pain all season.
I did have this kind of knee pain 3 years ago when I participated in an event I was too out of shape for and increased my mileage too quickly.
This time, however, I have been hyper-vigilant about training consistently and training smart to stay healthy. And NOW 2 weeks before the g*%d@mn marathon my knee gives out?! Are you kidding me?!
The worst part is the Nike Marathon has a cut off time of 6 hours 30 minutes. That is a 15 minute/mile pace. I know to a lot of you that sounds really slow and plenty of time, but my long runs are at 13:40-ish/mile. That means that I do not have a lot of wiggle room. If I have to walk due to knee issues and I am not at pace on mile 18 they WILL PULL ME OFF THE COURSE and I CANNOT FINISH THE RACE or get a finishers necklace or t-shirt.
** Help! I cannot seem to get enough air right now and the room is getting dark.**
Ok, Stacey calm down.
*retrieves brown paper bag to breathe into*
It has been a rough couple of weeks. I am a little fragile emotionally and I am NOT going to get negative. I have done various things to give myself the best chance possible for my marathon:
1. I have emailed the coaches to ask for help.
2. I stopped running at 7 miles instead of being stubborn and finishing the 10 miler and risking the knee getting seriously injured. (Although I still had to walk back the 3 miles because I was 3 miles away from my car)
3. I iced my knee when I got home and I am going to ice it again 10 min of each hour for the next 3-4 hours.
It is the best I can do. It will be what it will be at this point. My husband was looking for marathons after Nike that I can sign up for in case I can't finish this one. I will start, but if it doesn't work out I am NOT GOING TO GIVE UP! I WILL finish a marathon!
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Enough about me.
Poor Lindy! I heard from Shelley (Shelleys) that the Chicago LaSalle Marathon was canceled at the halfway mark due to record heat and humidity. I really hope she is ok.
{{{Sending good vibes to Lindy}}}
I did have this kind of knee pain 3 years ago when I participated in an event I was too out of shape for and increased my mileage too quickly.
This time, however, I have been hyper-vigilant about training consistently and training smart to stay healthy. And NOW 2 weeks before the g*%d@mn marathon my knee gives out?! Are you kidding me?!
The worst part is the Nike Marathon has a cut off time of 6 hours 30 minutes. That is a 15 minute/mile pace. I know to a lot of you that sounds really slow and plenty of time, but my long runs are at 13:40-ish/mile. That means that I do not have a lot of wiggle room. If I have to walk due to knee issues and I am not at pace on mile 18 they WILL PULL ME OFF THE COURSE and I CANNOT FINISH THE RACE or get a finishers necklace or t-shirt.
** Help! I cannot seem to get enough air right now and the room is getting dark.**
Ok, Stacey calm down.
*retrieves brown paper bag to breathe into*It has been a rough couple of weeks. I am a little fragile emotionally and I am NOT going to get negative. I have done various things to give myself the best chance possible for my marathon:
1. I have emailed the coaches to ask for help.
2. I stopped running at 7 miles instead of being stubborn and finishing the 10 miler and risking the knee getting seriously injured. (Although I still had to walk back the 3 miles because I was 3 miles away from my car
)3. I iced my knee when I got home and I am going to ice it again 10 min of each hour for the next 3-4 hours.
It is the best I can do. It will be what it will be at this point. My husband was looking for marathons after Nike that I can sign up for in case I can't finish this one. I will start, but if it doesn't work out I am NOT GOING TO GIVE UP! I WILL finish a marathon!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Enough about me.
Poor Lindy! I heard from Shelley (Shelleys) that the Chicago LaSalle Marathon was canceled at the halfway mark due to record heat and humidity. I really hope she is ok.
{{{Sending good vibes to Lindy}}}
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