Multiple injuries, any hope in competing in marathon in a month - Triathlon Week

Ironman · 12-06-2003, 04:46 PM

I have a marathon scheduled for next month(1/10), and have multiple injuries. I have tibial and patella tedonitis in both knees,
shin splints in the right shin, and achilles tendonitis in the left foot. So should i continue to train for this martahon or do one further down the road. Any suggestions on streathing i can do to help combat the pain would also be appreciated.

CajunRider · 12-11-2003, 07:38 PM

If I were you I'll rest from training and then decide whether to race or not on race day. I know it's hard to race without training on the last month but it's doable. If it were me I'd do either on of the following thing. 1)If the race is very important to me, I'll get a cortizone shots 2 days before the race then race. 2)If the race is not very important to me, I'll skip it and try to recover.

As for recovery, I'll do 30 min in hot tub, follow that with slow yoga like stretches for about 20 min twice a day. The stretches should challenge your body to grow stronger but are gentle and slow enough to not cause any additional damage. I'll also take Advil twice a day.