re: Official Running Log/Marathon Training Thread

Suunto Spartan Sport HR and I use a TomTom HR strap. I really like the native Suunto App and I only joined Strava because of this thread.

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My left knee is still giving me shite. Haven’t run in over a week. I think it’s patellar tendinitis.

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I had that about 11 years ago. a PT got me right and I (knock on wood) hadn't had any problems since.

short term:
foam roll your quads and IT bands 15 minutes 3x day
stretch hamstrings, calfs, hip flexors 5 minutes every 2 hours

long term:
you have a muscle imbalance some where, typically quads(mine was glutes). work on core muscles, abs and glutes. Start doing some pilates.

I’m jealous of yalls weather right now

Feels like of 4 degrees this morning

I shut it down after a week of continuous knee pain. I was out for about a month. This was a year ago and it was due to overuse I think. I had just run a marathon and tried to jump back into a training plan to squeeze another one in that month.

Garmin 235

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What is everyone's pain tolerance or thinking when it comes to minor aches and pains?

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Typically have run through small stuff that really doesn't feel like anything serious, but when you can just tell something isn't right, it's different. I could tell my Achilles wasn't right last year and saw someone. Stopped and it didn't interrupt the races I had planned.

During a run this past December, I had some knee pain that wasn't normal aches. Ran through it for 2 more miles. Stopped, called myself a pussy, then tried again and got .5 miles. That hurt me for a week, then escalated to me taking 5 weeks off an missing my race. Should have realized something wasn't right that day and just stopped at the first sign. Might have been the difference between 1 week off vs 5.

I’ve got some aches and stiffness most days

I definitely feel I have a better run if I’m able to run in the afternoon when things are a bit loosened up

Started easy running last weekend after IT band issues. 2 miles, then 3, building up to 5 on the weekend. Felt something funny in the knee on that 5 mile run and cut it at 4.9, but it was barely anything and was just being super careful. 2 miles yesterday after a bike ride with no pain at all. So I tried 6 miles today. Super easy. Again with the slight tightness at 4 miles, but there were no lingering issues after last time, so I went a little further and finished up the run. As I sat down for dinner, it flared back up as bad as ever. Im screwed. Already took 5 weeks off. Another 5 weeks buts be 3 weeks out from my taper for a 70.3 . Looks like I'll be running a half marathon on no run training.

Good thing is even after 5 weeks off, it was extremely easy to run 6 miles+ from a cardio perspective (biking and swimming helps). I'm just going to have to grit it out in that race.

So definitely ignore my post from earlier about pains and aches. I have no clue what I'm doing anymore.

Just curious, does anybody do anything kinda non traditional for recovery/longevity like compression, cryo, sauna etc?

I use air relax recovery boots. Bought a used pair for a good price. Will put them on before bed on days with a hard workout. Got them because my old coach had Normatec boots I'd use every once in a while and they felt awesome. Normatec is definitely nicer than air relax (better settings/programs/pressure adjustability). But Normatec is like 1200 compared to 400 for Air Relax, and I paid 200 for the used ones (christmas gift to myself).