RnbwSktles
DIS Veteran
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- Feb 13, 2013
So are you hoping for something closer to the chills of 2010 or the heat of 2013?
I'd love the half and full days to be chilly, but if the rest of my vacation could be warm, I'd be very happy!
So are you hoping for something closer to the chills of 2010 or the heat of 2013?
I agree.. cold weather is better for me to run in. 45 to 55 degrees is prefect. It wasn't the cold weather on the Disney 2010 1/2 marathon that bothered me.. it was the snow/sleet .. slip and twisted my ankle coming out of the castle that day.. ended the Goofy challenge for me.
I agree.. cold weather is better for me to run in. 45 to 55 degrees is prefect. It wasn't the cold weather on the Disney 2010 1/2 marathon that bothered me.. it was the snow/sleet .. slip and twisted my ankle coming out of the castle that day.. ended the Goofy challenge for me.
Thanks... no devastated came the next morning when sitting in my Old Key West room hearing the start of the marathon with my grapefruit size ankle soaking in an ice buckle... The only race that I missed in 25 years of running.. One bit of advice is to get out early morning runs when it is dark.. something I was not use to running in the dark...
I'm so behind and now I think my knee is messed up. Tried to do 15 today and I was feeling good. I was able to run for four miles straight before stopping to walk. DH was pacing me for 12 mpm and we were at 12:25 by mile 8. I stopped because the outside of my right knee felt stiff. Once I slowed to walk, it locked up. Forced myself to try and get another mile in but by 8.8 I was done. Had to take a shortcut and walk 3 miles to my car. I iced it and I'm trying to keep it bent. Took some Advil and it feels better but it's still tweaky. The stiffness and pain is right where the outside joint of the knee is. Any ideas of what it is and what I can do about it?
Sounds like the IT band (Iliotibial Band), and that could present a long recovery. This is very painful. You might want to look it up.
The real cause seems to be tied to muscular imbalance in the legs/glutes. People who have permanently moved past this sort of problem have done so by doing exercises to strengthen all of their leg muscles, plus their glutes and core.
Good luck!
I'm so behind and now I think my knee is messed up. Tried to do 15 today and I was feeling good. I was able to run for four miles straight before stopping to walk. DH was pacing me for 12 mpm and we were at 12:25 by mile 8. I stopped because the outside of my right knee felt stiff. Once I slowed to walk, it locked up. Forced myself to try and get another mile in but by 8.8 I was done. Had to take a shortcut and walk 3 miles to my car. I iced it and I'm trying to keep it bent. Took some Advil and it feels better but it's still tweaky. The stiffness and pain is right where the outside joint of the knee is. Any ideas of what it is and what I can do about it?
The outside of the knee tends to be IT Band, but the stiffness makes me wonder if it isn't something else. Is there any swelling? Have you ever had a knee injury before? I would get things checked out by a sports doc or PT. I've completed more than half the races in my signature with an IT band/knee issue, so it's not a death knell for your races. Strengthening the hips and focusing on my mechanics when I run were the keys for me. Hopefully you can be back out there running soon!I'm so behind and now I think my knee is messed up. Tried to do 15 today and I was feeling good. I was able to run for four miles straight before stopping to walk. DH was pacing me for 12 mpm and we were at 12:25 by mile 8. I stopped because the outside of my right knee felt stiff. Once I slowed to walk, it locked up. Forced myself to try and get another mile in but by 8.8 I was done. Had to take a shortcut and walk 3 miles to my car. I iced it and I'm trying to keep it bent. Took some Advil and it feels better but it's still tweaky. The stiffness and pain is right where the outside joint of the knee is. Any ideas of what it is and what I can do about it?
4 1/2 weeks to go. A little closer but still not where I would have really liked to be. It will still be a blast though