When the orthopedic doctor at school warned me that the cortisone shot I got before the Boston Marathon could have a negative impact on me, I wasn't too worried. At that point, I was beyond nervous that I wasn't going to be able to run/complete the Marathon, which I had been training so hard for that anything was worth it!
Now is a different story. It was definitely worth it to get the cortisone shot before the Marathon. I don't think I could have run it (or had such a great time running it!) without it. Unfortunately now I am back to an endemic level of enormous amount of IT band pain. I need to get new running shoes, and I have been running on country roads (which are super crowned) every day...bad combination for the IT band.
I was in NYC this weekend, and had a hard time walking around. Unlike being at school, I don't have a gym membership here in Pennsylvania, and it is not worth getting one because I am only here for about 10 more days, so I have nowhere to cross-train. Boo-hoo. Back to ibuprofen and icing!
Half Marathon Training Weeks One and Two
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Stupid IT band. I hope it starts healing up for you soon! As far as answering the ? you posted on my blog about tempo run suggestions.... I'm not sure! I tend to classify myself as more of a "fast" runner than one with a lot of endurance, so I look forward to my tempo runs and intervals because I like to see how fast I can push myself. I just started to see the improvement in speed for my longer runs too! I guess it motivates me to keep track of my times and constantly try to beat them each time I do a tempo run...use that competitive drive to your advantage!! They are tough though. So much easier to let up on the painful pace! Best of luck with them and the IT band healing. :(
I have a 50k ultra I've been training for (for a long time), and my race is this Saturday. My right IT is really bad from a trail fall. Did the shot really help that much?
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