Two years ago it was my first marathon in October. It went OK for a first marathon. I followed that up with my worst half marathon ever at the end of the month. It was humbling.
Last year, October brought the battle of the bad left foot. I hobbled through Ragnar and had a near meltdown at Fire on the Mountain in early November.
After a break, I hit the ground running in the early part of this year and things were going quite well. Actually, I was surprised how well I held up all the way through Highlands Sky, clicking off a half marathon, marathon and two 50K's on the way. I was a little burnt out mentally by June but physically things seemed to be OK and I felt strong.
Enter JFK training and well, none of it really seems to be going according to the plan even after taking it quite easy over the summer. I've had a nagging groin pain for a few months that has been annoying but nothing I've been too concerned with. I thought new shoes took care of it. I cut back mileage. I skipped long runs when my body was up to it.
After two weeks of very odd fatigue, overall I felt really good at last weekend's Freedom's Run. Sunday after the marathon, I did a few easy miles with this girl. Nothing much and certainly not back to back long runs like I'd gotten used to in the spring. I felt back to myself.
The week started off fine. I felt good and was really thinking I could probably begin building back up. Then, Tuesday evening after a quick run with one of the shelter dogs, my knee felt off. By the next day, I decided it was definitely a real issue. I've never had an issue with my knees. I took the next day off and started icing. On Friday, it seemed to feel OK, so I tested it. Probably a bad idea but the six miles went well. I followed that with 12 on Saturday but can tell there is most certainly an issue. Like an idiot, I still ran a few miles today with one of the shelter dogs but it was only 4 miles and I'm definitely taking tomorrow off again.
Fire on the Mountain 50k is this weekend and I fully plan on running it so here's to more rest this week. At this point, this seems to cycle. How long till JFK?
Oh NOO! I hope you are 100% for your 50k. Its really frustrating to be training and then get something out of the blue like that. Your cursed October- is my "2 weeks until Marathon" the last 2 marathons I trained hardcore for, I got injured exactly 2 weeks prior. Sending good vibes your way.
ReplyDeleteDon't be too hard on yourself! In cricket (the English game) there is a saying- performance on a given day is temporary, but class is permanent. You have plenty of class!
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Yikes. Take it easy.
ReplyDeleteCrap! I'm so sorry to hear about your knee. Maybe some rest after JFK is in order to let you fully recovery is in order.
ReplyDeleteOh no! Sorry to hear this. I hope it heals quickly.
ReplyDeleteI haven't run since the marathon, but I'm having ART done on my IT band this morning, and then I'm hoping to get out for some light miles this week.
Oh no that sucks! Just RICE the crap out of it this week. Seriously, I found that elevating my knee helped so much more than I had expected. JFK is way too soon, let's not talk about it.
ReplyDeleteI just hope your knee wants some attention! I bet some rest and ice will fix it up in time for FOTM this weekend :)
ReplyDeleteI hope all is 100% fine for the 50k. Rest up and enjoy the race. You'll be fine.
ReplyDeleteIce, rest, and positive vibes. I hope your body cooperates for you this weekend.
ReplyDeleteYou are having rough month! The dogs still appreciate your efforts.
ReplyDeleteStupid stupid knee! How many days until nov?!
ReplyDeleteAhhh, I'm sorry! Maybe foam rolling (especially the IT bands) will help. Sending you tons of energy and healing thoughts!!
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry, Abbi! I hope your knee feels better! I love that photo--it's amazing! Hope you are able to race this weekend!
ReplyDeleteI hope your knee will feel better soon!! Maybe get it checked out after your 50K if it still feels like an issue?
ReplyDeleteI love the picture of you running with the white shelter dog!
What a bummer. I hope that it just goes away with rest!
ReplyDeleteFrustrating! I hope it's just a passing thing and you feel better soon.
ReplyDeleteIt alaways throws me off when it's somewhere that has never hurt before!
Good luck! I hope that the rest helps. If not, maybe look into trying Active Release Technique Therapy? It really helped me when I was having knee pain this summer!
ReplyDeleteOuch, hope you feel better in time for the race!
ReplyDeleteI hope you get better before the big race....ICE!!!! and rest.
ReplyDeleteI just found your blog and look forward to reading more! Hope the rest helps!
ReplyDeletehope resting helps. i’m assuming you’ve done the usual stretching, IT band, etc. are your shoes old?
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