Tuesday I ran a MAF test on my 10 mile/ 1800ft vertical course and averaged 7:12 pace at HR 146, one of my top 10 fastest times ever... but I was at MAF. Yesterday was a long bike with 8600ft of vertical with a few hard efforts. I didn't feel like my climbing legs were under me today, but the pace was still solid. Things are lining up very well for the marathon in a few weeks and Mt Evans next week.
Good luck, Lucho. Rooting for you.
ReplyDeleteHey Tim,
ReplyDeleteI just listened to your Ultra Runner Podcast interview and was interested in the part where you talked about fixing runner's knee in 5 days with some weight exercises.
I have had IT band issues for a while now on and off. Are there a couple exercises you could recommend for that?
Is that usually just a muscle imbalance thing too?
Thank you Keven!
ReplyDeleteKyle- I caught my issue immediately and took a few days of rest (I think I biked is all) and also did leg extensions which was just enough to resolve it. Rest is critical. ITB can be caused by a bunch of things from weak hip abductors to foot rotation (biomechanics). I woudl say to massage your ITB first to try to get it to loosen a bit. Also google some stretches for ITB and hip abductors. Lateral leg raises against a resistance band will be the exercise to strengthen your hip abductors. Tough to say definitively what is causing the problem but maybe start there?