Morning all,

 

Its 3 weeks until my first marathon and all my prep seems to be going well.

 

My fitness feels good after about ten weeks of  LHR only training I am confident that I will be able to make the distance (as i mentioned in a previous, post due to time consraints I will be doing LHR training in the lead up to the race).

 

My only problem now is that my right knee is starting to give me trouble towards the end of my long runs.

 

Are there any issues associated with taking ibuprofen before and possibly during the race to make sure my knee holds up? I have done a lot of long distance walking in the past and ibuprofen has worked wonders in getting me through when my knee is playing up.

 

Cheers and merry christmas to all

 

AB

Carmel, This is very good advice. I read recently (in the last few months) on LRC (Letsrun.com) about an elite runner (who is training in one of the elite long distance training groups with a coach) that was hospitalized after a hard race for renal failure. He had used Ibuprofin during his race and the renal failure was a direct cause. Unfortunately, I have forgotten who the runner was/is and also which group he trains with. Sorry. Thanks.