10 Miles Easy on treamill set to 1.0.
After two days off to rest a sore right knee, which I have been icing on and off for a couple of weeks now, I worked through a 10 miler on the treamill at 8:00, comfortably above my target Marathon Pace. My knee, which, at a minimum is agitating and at times tormenting, held up, but I am going to have to be very careful and really consider ramping it down for 2-4 weeks, a luxury I can ill afford with a race on March 6, 2010.
Any thoughts out there on a good knee brace or strap that will absorb some of the pressure? I do not know much about running injuries, but all signs point to iliotibial band syndrome (runner's knee). The vast majority of my outdoor training runs are on hills (contributing cause), some of which are pretty severe, and the pain itself is isolated to the outside of my right knee (obvious symptom).
Wesley | 