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Was I really born to run?

This year marks my second attempt training for a marathon. Last year I was 16 weeks into training, on my 17 mile training run when my IT band flared up. I was out from May 14 until sometime in October. This last season I have been (in my husband's words) "over the top" careful. I started training in January and have religiously stuck to my schedule. I rolled with this beast after every run:
...and took a 10 minute ice bath after every run over 10 miles.


A couple of weeks ago I started feeling loss of strength in my ankles. Come to find out, I have PTT: posterior tibial tendonitis. Chistopher McDougall is up in the night - we were NOT born to run! No matter what you do - barefoot running, extensive stretching, swimming, biking, weights, perfect scheduled training, icing, rolling with a stinking PVC pipe you can still get injured. No matter what they say, running is just not good for the body! so why then is it SO addicting:)

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Bennett Family said…
Bummer - sorry. :( You should just WALK one! Lots of people did it! And I agree - MUCH better for your body. Good luck!
June 4, 2010 at 8:11 PM
Amy said…
I am sooo feeling your pain Bianca. Everytime I get close to making real progress I get hurt. IT band issues, then spraining my foot, then spraining my ankle. Sheesh. I think it's so addicting because there is nothing like the high that comes from pushing yourself to do something so hard. Running is not easy, no matter how many miles you go. I can come home, exhausted, tired and sore, and just feel so good about myself. I've been trying to make do with lots of walking, but it just isn't the same mentally. :(
June 14, 2010 at 9:38 PM
chelsie said…
Bianca - sorry to hear your bad news. I know how much work it takes to get to a 17-mile run - what a bummer!! Scott was training for the Seattle Rock-n-Roll too and got a stress fracture in his femur - he's backed off and is planning to give the 1/2 marathon a try. He likes barefoot running but will probably run with some funky toe-sock looking shoes. Good luck getting back on your feet :)
June 17, 2010 at 11:48 AM
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