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Re: anyone else failed attempt to be 1st time marathoner?

guest — Wed, 04 May 2011 07:35:08 GMT

I consider you as a fast runner. 7 min miles! WOW! I think you beat Oprah =) thank you for sharing your story. Good luck on your next races.

Re: anyone else failed attempt to be 1st time marathoner?

guest — Wed, 04 May 2011 04:19:36 GMT

Congratulations on your big finish!!! Your story sounds epic! I hope I can do the same and mentally overcome the physical pain next time.

Re: anyone else failed attempt to be 1st time marathoner?

guest — Wed, 04 May 2011 04:12:16 GMT

thank you for your advice. I did recently see a sport medicine md and he said good news is my knees are fine on the xray. BUT i do have a slight anatomical indifference that explained why my knees hurt. He said many women have the same thing going with their knees. He advice me to slightly stretch the knee caps toward the center by first icing the side of my knee /knee cap then with a little force move knee cap to the opposite side. he said ice for 10 min then stretch for 2 min then ice again then stretch it again for a good month. He said i should feel a difference. It sounds really simple so i hope it works.

I also want to thank you for the encouragement. I will make it to that marathon finish line! someday....

Re: anyone else failed attempt to be 1st time marathoner?

guest — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 20:26:46 GMT

Yay! for all your hardwork and mileage! Our running journey is really all about self discovery. It is really too bad about your injury. I hope my injury is not contagious. =P. Is PTT serious that it will take a long time to recover from? Just wondering.

It also sounds like you might be ready for new shoes since you ran up to 400 miles already.

Update:After 2 weeks of getting myself together, I started to slowly running again. I have been working on the stability workout stuff too maybe it will fix my knee problems. I just want to thank you for sharing your experience and positivity. Take care and recover well

Re: anyone else failed attempt to be 1st time marathoner?

guest — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 16:10:13 GMT

I have read about IT Band syn. before but have not encountered the site you posted. I didn't even think about the way I was compensating for slight tilts on the road. It makes a lot of sense now. I of course did not train on the exact road so i did not experience the slant of the road. During the race, I ran at the side close to gutter on the right side to steer clear of other people's way. That maybe a reason for the pain started on the right knee. to try lessen the soreness I shifted most weight to the left. (light bulb on) Thank you again for that informative site.

Re: anyone else failed attempt to be 1st time marathoner?

guest — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 13:45:27 GMT

I have thought about what may have went wrong. I thought maybe it is because I did small dynamic stretching prior to the race, which i never do. As far as my knee pains in the past, I had knee pain maybe a month prior to actually serious marathon training. I just changed my shoes and it got better. I followed the training for beginners so I did short runs and then the long runs. I did not notice pain but mild soreness after the long runs. The most I ran was 20 miles and I tapered down. I did do the 20 miles weeks prior to the race. I don't think I overtrained because I tapered down to 3 runs then 2 runs last 2 weeks prior to the race. I also trained outside in the 20-30 cold weather with wind chills, so I thought I was prepared for the race day which was 40 degrees with wind chill.

The furthest I ran was 13.1 miles during the race and I could not run or walk much further. It was like every step had sharp pain on the outside of both my knees. I felt good about the race because I thought the training went well. I don't think I would have don't it if I had persistant or even intermittent pain on my knees during my training. I honestly not seen a doctor prior to doing a marathon because I thought it was just part of pounding the knees on the pavement over the years plus it went away after I rested. I did stop strenght training my legs towards the last month of training. thinking my knees will be alright.

After the race it took a good day with ibuprofen til I can walk down stairs without some soreness. Day 3 post race, I tried sprinting (not far) 50 yards in the street and I had no soreness or pain. I have set an appointment to see a doctor about my knees, so we will see. thanks for your post.

Re: anyone else failed attempt to be 1st time marathoner?

guest — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 23:18:32 GMT

Thank you for the reminders. Those accomplishments was easily washed away when my knee pain took over and I did not complete the marathon. I do remember feeling so awesome and marvelous as my miles increased. I guess that is why I expected to do well on my first marathon. Thank you for your advice. I will celebrate the small accomplishments a long the way.

Re: anyone else failed attempt to be 1st time marathoner?

guest — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 22:53:13 GMT

It is funny you say that marathon is not easy. I forgot about that because training went so well. I thought it was attainable. I do want the experience of running through a the finish line of a marathon and getting that cheap medal. boy, it feels pretty good saying that...I guess that is the first step. Thank you for your post!

Re: anyone else failed attempt to be 1st time marathoner?

guest — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 15:42:44 GMT

Thank you for sharing your post and words of encouragement. I especially like what you mentioned about backing off so that we can run another day. I honestly never thought of that because I really caught in the moment. I didn't think about the consequences if I had went further. I truly like running and I should think longevity. I am thinking, I should probably seeking some professionals about my knees just in case. Thank you so much. Hearing from others does help.

Re: anyone else failed attempt to be 1st time marathoner?

guest — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 13:54:12 GMT

Congrats on your race and way to overcome the pain prior to the race. Kinda wish I could have done the same and they said women have higher tolerance to pain. Not me. It interesting that you had mentioned GOD. I am also a believer and I had my priest give me a special prayer the day before. I pretty much prayed a lot for the day and during my training days. So...I guess I will leave it at HE had better plans for me and this race was not meant to be. I do admit that it is a bummer because I felt that worked so hard at it. This brings me to the other point, where I pretty much told everyone I was doing a marathon and asked for their blessings and prayers. Which is why i mentioned that I felt embarrassed. I totally was not prepared for "what if i don't finish". I didn't prepare a speech for that. Very humbling experience. You are right about re-thinking, re-planning, and recovering. I will also take your advice on working out for strength on the core and lower extremities. Thank you so much!