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Dublin marathon small training issue

  • 10-10-2012 1:46pm
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    Quick background: 1st marathon, looking to finish between 3:30 and 4 hours. 29 years old - no previous running injuries.

    Went out on a 18 mile jog last Friday I got a pain in my left knee after 14 mile and eventually had to walk the last 3 mile (didn't want to chance anything). I felt a bit flu-ish and tired that week and hopefully that's all it was. Previous to this I have run a few 12/14 miles and two 16 miles and had planned for a 20 mile for this coming Friday.

    Just wanted peoples opinions on whether I should run the 20 (which probably will be as long as I'll stretch the long runs before the DCM) or to stick with the 18 mile and go again with it this Friday?

    Also I've been trying to eat a lot of fish and cod liver oil tablets this week as I hear this help troubled joints? As I don't think there was much to the knee injury other than an off week with tired legs,as two days after I tired running 7 mile and the leg was back to normal. Any advise, maybe on wearing a knee strap, I kinda blamed the cold for the knee too. never had any knee problems before this.


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