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Lehi,UT,

Member Since:

Jun 03, 2010

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

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Top of Utah 2010  -  4:25

Short-Term Running Goals:

Run a sub 4:00 marathon

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run consistently and have fun doing it.

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Tue, Sep 21, 2010
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Nothing today.  I'm feeling a lot less sore than yesterday.  After sitting for a while yesterday I'd tighten up and getting up to walk just turned into a hobble.  My knee still aches a little.  It's on the outside and at least part of it is the IT band, but it seems more than that.  I've never had IT band issues before so maybe it is just that.  A friend of mine is going to get some KT Tape for his knee.  I wonder if that will work on the outside of mine.  What direction would I even put it on?

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From allie on Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 14:01:03 from 161.38.218.168

teena is the KT tape expert, i am sure she would know what to do.

smart to rest. i am doing the same. it's nice :)

thanks for your nice comments about the race and thanks so much for taking the time to say hi on saturday. it was great meeting you and your wife. happy recovery!

From RAD on Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 14:45:58 from 67.172.229.125

oh dear...seriously DO NOT utter the words ITBand to me. I sometimes feel like the resident expert on ITBS, not by choice mind you! I don't know if I had told you I've never gotten past mile 14 in a marathon w/out ITB issues that have forced me to forgo any hope of any time and just do what I can. I REALLY hope it is not, but if it is I've never had KT tape (or any taping honestly) work for me. I am a big fan of KT tape and use it for many different things, but I've never had it work (even when done by my PT) for me.

The best advice I can give you is stretch it out! Some of my favorites are (yoga poses, so google them if you don't know them) pigeon, double pigeon, cow faced and King pigeon - lots of pigeons :) There is also a good stretch my PT gave me that targets it really well if done correctly: http://www.stadion.com/injuries_kneecap.html (scroll down until you see ITB pretzel stretch)

It is caused by an imbalance in your hip muscles and a little to do with form (which I couldn't tell you what). Work on stretching tight hamstrings and strengthening your core stability muscles, and balancing on one foot while bending your knee (this is great on a bosu ball!). Also, a resistance band around your feet then stepping side to side with it constantly taut is another good strengthener.

Stretch, strengthen and roll that baby out!!! (get a foam roller if you don't have one- it will now be invaluable to you!)

From Chad on Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 15:23:19 from 168.177.153.5

Thanks Rachael. That's some good stuff. I've only had some patella tendinitis in the past so stretching my quads is all I've really done. I'll get on these stretches/exercises/yoga poses. It's sure to help whatever I've got. I think it's mostly deeper than my IT band but strengthening and stretching it is sure to help.

From ryandla on Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 16:01:56 from 192.41.84.124

chad sorry to hear about the it band issue. I had problems with my it band on my first marathon. after some recovery time it was fine now i just make sure and stretch my hips out really good. that pretzel stretch that rachael recommended looks awesome if you can manage to bend yourself in half like that.

From Burt on Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 18:38:28 from 206.19.214.144

Nice hobbling. Get better.

From rachael on Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 13:29:03 from 71.98.72.197

I hope you're feeling a lot better today (since I'm a few days late reading this!) Like Rachel said, try some yoga stretches--that always really helps me. This is kind of random, but Neil sometimes does yoga with me before he plays basketball with other men in the stake, and his injury rate goes way down. One really good (and really simple) yoga pose for knee pain is just kneeling down and resting your buttocks on your heels. If you sit like that for awhile (my yoga teacher would have us do it for about 10 minutes) you can really start to feel the stretch around your knee.

From Chad on Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 13:40:07 from 168.177.153.5

10 minutes? wow.

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