Good luck to all you fellow marathoners tomorrow.

[Speedmaster]

My goal is still to wrap it up under 4 hours but am not optimistic. Injuries are preventing a solid performance.

If you are hammering tomorrow, reply and post your planned time!

 

[Aluminsx]

Good luck to you. Should be a nice day. Not too hot. I'm running Boston in April and would like to run Chicago some day.

 

[BamaFan]

Just relax and enjoy yourselves! My wife and I ran Chicago in 2007 when they shut down the marathon because they ran out of water. A debacle that I hope will never be repeated.

Congratulations for demonstrating the stamina required to get through the training.

Don't start too fast and enjoy the run.

 

[Speedmaster]

I never reported how the marathon went. I thought I would share a little. I had a little issue at mile 6 but as any addicted runner knows, until you know it is an injury, you push through until you are certain. I was pretty sure at mile 18. Ego kicked in and supported me to mile 22. At 24 I swore I was done with anything north of 12 miles after that day.

Seems I had a quadriceps tear at the knee. Painful. I took 90 days off and focused on cross-training and bike riding. So, not all was lost. Saw doc for follow-up he advised me to go and run and report back. So I did. Today.

First run since marathon was uneventful. Aerobics and strength were both adquate. Did about 3 miles (I know, barely a warm-up). Knee felt good but I can tell there is an issue. I have been focusing on knee-area muscle strength training to support recovery ( skier side jumps, jumping lunges, etc. ) real bummer but I guess I need to keep perspective and be thankful. I may do a second run later today to see if there is anything more.

Thanks for letting me rant/post Prime. Wife is tired of hearing me complain.

 

[BamaFan]

Great to see you are not letting an injury stop you completely. Don't try to ramp back up too fast, even if your body tells you that you can.

My wife and I ran the Baton Rouge, LA marahon last Sunday. Great course and beautiful weather.

 

[Aluminsx]

I'm 47 and have been running most of my life. As stated above I'm doing the Boston Marathon this April. I've had a good train up for it so far. The older I get the injuries seem to be harder to keep away and take longer to recover from. Your injury sounds like it was a pretty bad one. How did that happen if you don't mind me asking? Did you have pain before the race? Any pain when you bike ride? Good luck with your recovery and listen to your body. If you feel there is an issue in your knee be careful.

 

[Speedmaster]

I'm 47 and have been running most of my life. As stated above I'm doing the Boston Marathon this April. I've had a good train up for it so far. The older I get the injuries seem to be harder to keep away and take longer to recover from. Your injury sounds like it was a pretty bad one. How did that happen if you don't mind me asking? Did you have pain before the race? Any pain when you bike ride? Good luck with your recovery and listen to your body. If you feel there is an issue in your knee be careful.

We are pretty much in the same boat. Knee just cropped up at race. Busted my navicular bone in the foot last year (extremely tight kinetic chain). Otherwise, pretty healthy.

Frustrating as I know if I can get healthy, consistently, I would do more races (Aragnar, quarry runs, etc)

 

[Aluminsx]

We are pretty much in the same boat. Knee just cropped up at race. Busted my navicular bone in the foot last year (extremely tight kinetic chain). Otherwise, pretty healthy.

Frustrating as I know if I can get healthy, consistently, I would do more races (Aragnar, quarry runs, etc)

I've been doing just that this year (running more races that is). I've managed to stay pretty healthy but I'm only running three or four days a week with a long run following a fast 5k on the weekends and two or three runs during the week. It's tough to get them in in the winter (you're from Chicago so I'm preaching to the quire). After I do Boston I think Chicago is next on my list. It's close enough to New York that logistically it would not be too bad. Just food for thought I was suffering with calf strains for a very long time and a friend suggested that I take a magnesium, calcium, and zinc supplement. It's been a game changer for me and I have not had the issue since. Not sure of the science but it worked for me. Take care.

 

[Speedmaster]

Thanks for the recommendation.

I am considering the glutamine and chondroitin supplements. My doc says that she would not say not to, but there is not evidence to suggest they work.

If/when you do Chicago, look me up. Maybe I will do a taper run with you if you get here early enough.

 

[Aluminsx]

I may just do that. I'm going to try and beat my PR in Boston which would be a sub 3:09. If I do that will allow me to circumvent the lottery for Chicago. Maybe 2016. I like when Chicago takes place....much easier to train. I've had some friend take the glucosamine and chondroitin pills and they say that they helped their joints feel better. For me riding my bicycle has been the fountain of youth for my joints. Every mile I ride I can drive my NSX...that's the deal I've made with myself. The sad thing is that I ride my bike many more miles than I drive the car. Not enough time in the day.

 

[BamaFan]

I'm 47 and have been running most of my life. As stated above I'm doing the Boston Marathon this April. I've had a good train up for it so far. The older I get the injuries seem to be harder to keep away and take longer to recover from. Your injury sounds like it was a pretty bad one. How did that happen if you don't mind me asking? Did you have pain before the race? Any pain when you bike ride? Good luck with your recovery and listen to your body. If you feel there is an issue in your knee be careful.

Aluminsx, my wife and I ran Boston the year before the bombing. Man, that would be a tough place to PR. It's not Heartbreak Hill that gets you, its the constant rolling hills up to that point. At around mile 18, everyone looks round at each other and says "What's wrong wit my legs?" We were 43 and 46 when we ran it.

 

[Aluminsx]

Aluminsx, my wife and I ran Boston the year before the bombing. Man, that would be a tough place to PR. It's not Heartbreak Hill that gets you, its the constant rolling hills up to that point. At around mile 18, everyone looks round at each other and says "What's wrong wit my legs?" We were 43 and 46 when we ran it.

It's pretty hilly where I live so hills are no surprise to me. I bought my NSX from a guy out in Indianapolis and if I remember it was pretty flat. Do you think that played into your feeling about the hills? I always wonder how folks train for a hilly race with out hills. Hills are the great equalizer though. I'm still going to give the PR a shot. What I've read about Boston is that it's very hard not to go out too fast and you pay for it later in the race. That will be my undoing if anything. I really have to be disciplined about it. I tend to go out too fast as a general rule so a race where the first part is down hill will be tough for me. I may latch on to a pace group to keep myself under control. Now get off your computer and go out for an easy 10!!!

 

[BamaFan]

Indy is very flat. If you want to do well in a hilly race, you typically go to a sledding hill and do repeats. For most of our marathons, we were living in Cincinnati or Akron. So no problem training on hills

We are waaayyy slower than you. We have typically run a sub-4:00 race...nowhere near as fast as you. Lately, we've just been enjoying the courses as my wife's arthritis has gotten worse, so our times have dropped accordingly.

We started running in our mid-30's.

BTY, we ARE just about to leave for a run!

 

[Aluminsx]

BTY, we ARE just about to leave for a run!

I just got back so I guess we're even with the time difference