You're fooling yourself!! I promise you if you try to run the marathon you will
be in excruciating pain well before the finish line, and definitely would not be
helping your recovery. I've recently also had to call off a marathon i was
planning on running because of ITBS, so I feel your pain. But if you sit this
one out, rest, and take care of your injury it will definitely be more
beneficial in the long run. Also if you haven't seen your doctor to get started
on a treatment plan, that may be a good idea. There are a lot of stretches and
strengthening exercises for your IT band that can help speed along your
recovery.

jim passananti <jgpla@...> wrote: I've been running for 3 years
and have 4 marathons and probably 10 half's completed. Am in good shape for 49
yrs old (no weight gain since high school) but recently after a 18 mile run the
outside of my knee is burning and hurting. I just took 5 days off and with a 4
mile run it is hurting again.
I have a marathon scheduled in 10 days. Does it make any sense to just run a
couple more days in between for 2-3 miles and take a Motrin on my marathon day
or am I fooling myself? I've trained for 18 weeks and the marathon start is
literally a half mile from my house!
Anything I can do in 10 days to pull this off?

More importantly, how can I get back into the groove and enjoy my running again?

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