Marathon with an injury

estariol

Very briefly, long standing subluxated patella injury blew up again after the downhills on the mooathona couple of weeks ago finished course but haven't been able to run again since.

Have gotten conflicting advice from 2 different physio's and would appreciate anyone with any insight offering advice having done a good few 1/2 marathons and was on target to do 1st full distance, should I consider the DCM on the 27th, bearing in mind the course is largely flat and should be easier on the knee.

brutes

I would not run it. Its too long a race and too much of a risk if you are aiming for a time/pb. You have missed a months training too.

911sc

Hard to say.

From personal experience.. i picked up ITBS 4weeks before the Connemarathon this year. I almost did not ran for weeks (bare few really short slow runs) before race day but swam (front crawl only) & went to the gym on cross trainer (easy on the knees). I got a patt strap that i wore all the way during the race as precaution, and finished OK.
That said, it does not mean that it would work again for me next time around, and may not work for somebody else.

If you feel OK closer to the marathon, give it a go, take it easy (aim for a finish regardless of time) but listen to your knee and be prepared to stop if your knee had enough. I know how frustrating it could be not to take part.

plodder

estariol wrote: »

Very briefly, long standing subluxated patella injury blew up again after the downhills on the mooathona couple of weeks ago finished course but haven't been able to run again since.

Have gotten conflicting advice from 2 different physio's and would appreciate anyone with any insight offering advice having done a good few 1/2 marathons and was on target to do 1st full distance, should I consider the DCM on the 27th, bearing in mind the course is largely flat and should be easier on the knee.

The Dublin course is largely flat, except for the bits that aren't

Seriously though. There is a downhill stretch around mile 21, that is not particularly steep, but coming at that stage of the race, you might want to be careful about it.

Burial

My advice is if there's any risk of an injury [that your recoverying from] flairing up then don't race. This isn't a medical board and I suggest you go see a third physio if you need another professional opinion.

estariol

thanks for the advice, managed a slow 10k yesterday so starting to feel more optimism ahead of the big day. Will make a final decision on the 20th.

Daithi BC

I've no experience with your particular injury, but I've run 3 of my 12 marathons to date while injured and regretted doing each one.

I suppose it depends on your goals. If you're just aiming to finish and think you can do that without aggrevating the injury, then it might be ok. If you're looking for a time, then I'd suggest living to fight another day.