Nemo- IM Wk8- Int-Big Day when you can't run.
Hi there. I currently have a knee issue that keeps me from running. I have the Big Day on the schedule for this Saturday and I'm trying to figure out what my best option is for modifications.
I could do the swim & bike as scheduled and then walk for an hour (although walking isn't always great on this knee either), or
I could do the swim and bike longer than the scheduled 3.5 hours (maybe ride 4-5 hours- anything longer seems mind numbing), or
I could do something else entirely- like maybe make the whole weekend a "big bike block" since it's Memorial Day weekend and I'll have Monday off from work.
What do you think? Some additional background- I did a Half IM Aqua Velo the weekend of 5/11 so I feel like I got some value from a 45 min swim followed by a 3 hour bike already (need to either get more comfy aero or change position- shoulders took a hit).
Comments
What's the plan on race day with the knee again?
As for race day, ugh. Well, worse case scenario is I walk the marathon. I can walk 15 min miles and if I make the bike cutoff I'll have enough time to finish the marathon with more energy than ever before. But my hope is that I can rehab the knee enough to do at least a little running using a run/walk strategy (with a lot more walk than run). Oddly enough, I think I'll be ok running uphill- it's downhill that I think will be a problem. So unlike everyone else on the course, I'll be running up and walking down the hills of Mt Tremblant!
Trying to get an MRI scheduled so I can really know what I'm up against. Have been doing to good doobie rest/no run thing for 8 weeks now and there is very little improvement.
Oh- BTW- the "Run Jail" post in the Wiki doesn't seem to work.
http://members.endurancenation.us/Resources/Wiki/tabid/91/Default.aspx?topic=Run+Jail+--+How+To+Modify+Your+Plan+To+Stay+on+Tra
I will fix it...thanks!