PrincessV
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jul 6, 2006
Of course all meniscus tears are not the same, but FWIW: I’ve been living with a tear for a few decades now. One doc said surgery, 3 others said no, just live with it unless it becomes unbearable. I haven’t hit that point yet, so I carry on. Sometimes the little piece that’s torn slips out of position and gets squeezed by my patella - that’s pretty uncomfortable, but I can live with it until it finds its way back home again. I’ve tried a gazillion braces and straps and none have helped, but a half-strip of KT tape does seem to help. I fold it in half and make a cut down the center so I wind up with a hole in the middle and an anchor point at each end - apply it at the lateral anchor point, carefully sit the hole over my patella with the tape resting at the top and bottom, then anchor the medial end, around 50% stretch.thanks for the info. I am trying to go the no surgery route. I was wondering how long it may take. I am old so I am going with 12 weeks.
i did say if this was 10 years ago, i probably would have done it.
I’ve used an old umbrella pre-race a few times. I always start in the far back of my corral anyway, so I have plenty of room to stand under an umbrella well away from others. Once we get to the point where conditions are too tight, I abandon the umbrella and rely on a poncho.Thank you. This is very helpful. I don’t know why I didn’t think to look and see if there was a pace calculator for this.
If by chance we have a wet wait in the corrals would a small umbrella be frowned upon? I’ll have ponchos so it’s not a big deal. My husband suggested I grab a cheap umbrella to keep the rain off but then I thought about the rain dripping off and possibly getting on other people while everyone is sitting. Or worse…poking someone.
Yep! Once had to take 2 weeks of no running at all immediately before a race: felt great on race day. You will, too!UGH after getting through all the training runs with no issues, during my 20 miler two weeks ago I started having some pain in my lower leg/ankle/foot. I haven't run since, but have been doing cycling and swimming. Have been to the doctor twice, and they think it is tibial nerve inflammation and did some treatments on me (sports chiro). I have one more DR appointment before I leave for Disney so still optimisitc that I will be able to run, but I'm worried.
Has anyone had to lay off running entirely for 2-3 weeks leading into a race and been OK? This will be my 14th marathon, so I am not new to endurance running and hoping my body will hang in there!
For real: now is NOT the time to look. It’s… bleak. Yes to packing everything!Anybody organizing a betting pool on the weather?
I cannot lie. I looked... DON'T DO IT! Just... pack everything.