Runner Leana

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Running…Lately

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I haven’t talked a lot about running since the Goofy Challenge.  Kind of strange for a blog with the word “runner” in the title, eh?Running Lately

After Goofy my coach casually mentioned that if I could recover well from the race she thought I could run another marathon in February.  By piggy backing on all of my quality training for Goofy she felt I had the potential to possibly take on a PR.  However my recovery from the race was key in order for this to happen!

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I’m not really smiling here…my first run post race was hard

I took an entire week off after the race because I wanted to have fun on vacation and enjoy Disney World!  The first day after the race my right knee was a little tight but for the remainder of the trip I felt really good.  I was maybe just a little tired from all of the walking around the parks that Neil and I did.  When I got home to Calgary I eased into things very slowly.  First up a 30 minute run where my legs felt like garbage for the first 20 minutes.  Then a super easy run with my friend Kelly at lunch that felt awesome.  And another super easy run with Kelly where I felt great…until I felt my IT band tighten up over my right knee in the final couple minutes of the run.

After I said goodbye to Kelly I went back to my gym and rolled that IT out.  I figured I was on top of it and I’d be good to go.  A couple of days later I headed out for a run with no thoughts on pace, I just wanted to be out there and enjoying running.  When I hit my turnaround point my knee started to hurt and over the next ten minutes it got worse.  I knew I couldn’t run home with my knee hurting like that so I had to call Neil to come get me.

it was a beautiful day for a run...until my husband had to come pick me up

it was a beautiful day for a run…until my husband had to come pick me up

I got home, I rolled and I iced, and I immediately went to see my chiropractor for some ART the next day.IMG_1953

His assessment was that my right leg was super tight which threw my leg out of alignment and caused my knee issue.  Over the course of last week I took several days off, had a couple of rounds of ART to address my super tight leg and I went for a massage.  With no pain or discomfort in my knee I figured it was time to take it on a test run on Sunday…but the short story is that I wasn’t able to finish my run pain free.

My dreams of a February marathon PR attempt have been dashed before they were able to really get off the ground.  My number one priority now is getting back to a healthy knee.  As for how I’ll get there…I’ll share more in a later post.

I’m linking up with MCM Mama, My No Guilt Life and Run the Great Wide Somewhere for Tuesdays on the Run.Tuesdays on the Run

Have you ever dealt with knee issues?  What was your recovery strategy?

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    I’m so with you having knee pain. I was having pain before Goofy so I’m sure that didn’t help matters any. I don’t give myself enough time to recover between marathon. Doing one in October November and January. And now the princess half coming up in February. I hope my knee feels better by then. I have been riding my exercise bike. Hope yours gets between soon too.

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    Oh man, that is awful! Seems like IT band issues come on so suddenly for runners. I keep getting tweaks in my left leg in that area and it’s worrying me. Guess I need to call up the chiropractor and massage therapist to get on top of mine too. I hope yours heals up quickly so you can get back on the road. And congrats on Goofy!! Thanks for linking up with us today!

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      Thank you April! I usually get massages regularly to keep my legs happy with all of my running. Sorry to hear you are feeling tweaks in your leg too. Hopefully a chiro or a good massage can help to sort that out for you!
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    Oh no 🙁
    It sounds like you’re doing a great job with ART and rolling. I hope your knee cooperates soon.
    My problem area are my IT’s and I have to be careful to roll and see my chiro regularly otherwise I start to fall apart.
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    I haven’t dealt with knee issues (knock on wood!) but i’ve dealt with just about everything else! I do love ART and I think its so beneficial for overuse injuries. I hope that you recovery quickly and can get back to running and racing!

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