How Much Discomfort Can I Tolerate?!

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Location:

Eugene,OR,USA

Member Since:

Nov 09, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

  • 5k PR - 18:48 (7/04/08)
  • 8K PR - 33:46 (5/19/07, on trails)
  • 10k PR - I have not run a competitive 10K yet.
  • 12K PR - 50:10 (8/09/08)
  • 15K PR - 1:04:52 (3/22/08)
  • Marathon - Have run 1 trail marathon, (Grand Island) 3:55 (July 2007)
  • Ultra Marathons -
  • Farmdale 33.5 miles, 10/08 - 6:08
  • Riddle Run 28 Miles, 01/09 - 5:35 (run in 2-3 inches of snow)
  • Devil's Lake 50k, 07/09 - 6:22
  • Howl at the Moon 8 hour, 08/09 - 39.98 miles
  • North Country Trail Run 50 miles, 09/09 - 9:44
  • Farmdale 32 miles, 10/09 - 5:45
  • McNotAgain 30 Miles, 10/09 - 5:50
  • Red Rock Canyon Half, Las Vegas, 06/12 - 2:15


Short-Term Running Goals:

Keep running in the winter - 1st year in Eugene - fun!

Long-Term Running Goals:

Keep on Keeping on..

Personal:

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Thu, Feb 05, 2009
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.000.000.000.002.00

Weather - 21 degrees, cloudy, windy.

Everything except my knee feels 100%. I am not a doctor so I can't diagnose how long it will take for the knee to recover, or what the problem is.

I felt the knee get tight at mile 20 of the race.  If it was a training run I would have stopped, but being a race and not feeling any extreme pain, I decided to finish.

The extra 8 miles obviously placed some stress on the knee, so now I have to patiently wait until it heals.

The positives :

- only hurts when I run and walk stairs. Normal walking causes no discomfort.

- It has gotten 30-40% better since the race.

Negatives :

- Can't run more than 2 miles a day until it heals.

- Don't know if it will get better in 3 days, 3 weeks, or 3 months.

I will just have to take it day by day, and hope for the best.

I ice it 4-5 times a day, and stimulate the knee by massaging it for 30-60 minutes. The little bit of running I do will hopefully help to hasten the healing, rather than hinder.

I will take a page out of Benn's book and remain positive.

#447

Comments
From Nevels on Thu, Feb 05, 2009 at 20:55:24

I know how you feel. I'm still dealing with a little knee issue that is the last remnant of my little running escapade a couple of weeks ago. It's at about 80% right now, but what I've done to try to affect recovery was take a couple of days off after the run, then run two days in a row (5 and 9 miles, respectively), take a day off, then a long run (17) to test the waters, and a couple more days off to let the knee recover from that. I don't know if something like that will help you or not, but best of luck in a hasty recovery.

From JD on Thu, Feb 05, 2009 at 20:56:16

You're the master of patience when it comes to smart training/healing. You're strength will heal that knee up proper like. I think you're right about the shorter runs helping more than hurting. Enjoy the relative rest, you'll be out in South Farms again before you know it!

From will on Fri, Feb 06, 2009 at 09:10:06

Sorry to hear about your knee, Nevels, and thanks for sharing what your ideas are for healing it.

When I had an achilles injury 5 years ago I followed a similar regime of running, take a few days off, then try running again. Each time out I was able to go further until one day it was healed.

Thanks for the encouragement, JD. Resting at this point does not bring me too far off course, if I can get the knee working in 10 days my training will not have suffered much.

From Carolyn in Colorado on Fri, Feb 06, 2009 at 11:11:57

Good luck with the knee. I hope it turns out to just have been a little owie and not a big injury.

From jtshad on Fri, Feb 06, 2009 at 11:15:23

Sounds like a mild case of Chondromalacia, or runner's knee. Rest, ice, ibuprofen should help. I would do some elliptical to maintain fitness for a bit.

From snoqualmie on Fri, Feb 06, 2009 at 11:23:13

I'm not a doctor either, but I do enjoy practicing medicine w/out a license. ;) Along those lines, I know this is Runner's Heresy, but I would not ice it unless you see or feel that there is swelling/inflammation. The massage is a great idea. If you have a natural foods store, get some dried nettle (bulk herb or bulk teas section) and put about 4 oz. in a quart of hot water at night and drink it as you would water through the day. If you don't care for the taste, try adding a pinch of salt to it. This stuff is *amazing*, nutritionally, with huge quantities of calcium in particular.

From will on Fri, Feb 06, 2009 at 11:47:39

Jeff, thanks for the info. I slept 10 hours yesterday, so I am trying to give the knee some good REM therapy, too :)

Sno, thanks also for the info. I had not heard of dried nettle, but I do like nutritionally dense foods, so I will give it a try. There is a natural foods store about 1 mile from my home, I will run over there today and see what they have.

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