If you are hurting after just 4 miles I would say you may need to sit
this one out. It can get better but not that quick and not with
running a marathon right away. I struggled with IT band issues off
and on the past few years but found that getting a deep tissue
massage on a regular basis combined with foam rolling after running
helps a lot. I also now take Tylenol 8 hour before long runs. A
doctor told me this is much better than motrin. All this allowed me
to run a marathon last fall and am getting ready to do another. But
I also did physical therapy before all of this so that may be a good
place to start.

Greg


--- In itbs@yahoogroups.com, jim passananti <jgpla@...> wrote:
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> 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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