This one was for the monkey...and bored? Well, it only took me an hour longer than you to get my run in I'm hoping to hook up with a local running group on Wednesday - it would be great to have someone to do long runs with.

Things didn't work out with the running group They are great peeps! The problem is they just start out running with no warm up and at a faster pace than is good for me right now. Before I joined them, I did ask if my 10:30 easy pace was going to be OK. I brought it up again when we were running a minute/mile faster than that, and since I was keeping up, they just told me "you are in good aerobic shape". Maybe, but for a 6 mile run that would be closer to tempo than easy for me.... I'm trying to get through an ITB issue(knee), and while it isn't severe, I don't want it to progress to that point. I think I'm going to have to take the next 2, OK maybe 3 days off from running. This was a cut back week for me anyways, but I was planning on 10-12 on Sunday. I was thinking of dropping that back to 8? Does that sound reasonable after taking 3 days off? I'm going to try some biking tomorrow, but that's probably not the best XT for ITB - if biking doesn't work, than I will hit the elliptical instead on the "off" days. I'm doing lots of stretching, icing and developing a very close relationship with my foam roller I don't want to miss my 18 mile run scheduled for the following Saturday. I honestly feel like all other systems are go to handle it...if I can get a grip on the ITB. Thanks for any advice.

ITB stuff is bad medicine, especially if you're doing a lot of hilly running. Caution ought to be your watchword. If you begin the monkey with ITB problems, you most likely will not finish it.

This definitely has crossed my mind...which is why I am hoping I won't have to take too much time off. I don't know why this has cropped up now, when I have never had issues with ITB before. I think it has something to do with gait change since my last injury...that was when I went from custom orthotics/motion control shoe to no orthotics/mostly neutral shoe. I've been back running in that combo for 5 months. It's just bizarre. If things don't clear up in a week or so, I may go back and get another gait analysis done.... Maybe this is what I get for mocking the monkeys....I thought I could get away with it...seeing as how I was so far away from them

Feel better soon, Chenille. And, get a foam roller, if you haven't already made purchase. I'm buying one this weekend.....similar symptoms. Good luck! Keep us posted!

Yup, foam roller - my new best friend......DH is getting jealous Sorry to hear you are having similar problems...thanks and good luck to you too.

Good luck, Chenille! I hope I didn't discourage you!

Like Drew said.... I'd rather hear honesty. I'm still learning my limits, but I have finally got to the point where I can see that taking a few recovery days early is better than a lot of recovery days later...

Well, if you're there, you learned that lesson approximately 9 times faster than I did. If I can remember it next time around.