Question:I ran my first marathon in Ottawa on may 12th. I did 15km of
bicycling on the following wednesday, 20km on the thursday. I rested over
the weekend and monday, ran 5km between two rain falls so I did it quickly
(26min if didn't stop). I had to stop at 4,5km because I felt pain in my
left knee toward the back. I walked and jugged for the rest. The pain got
away. Tuesday, I did 35km bicycling (135HR average, 160HR max) on flat
surface. Yesterday, I rested. Tonight, I jogged 3km and accelerated for a
fourth. Some pain came back on both my knees. I slacked and stopped. The
pain went away as soon as I slacked. I stretched almost everyday. Tonight, I
will ice my knees. I will continue to ride my bike since I feel no pain and
believe it will maintain my fitness.
Can someone tell me if it is normal ? If so, how long it will take approx ?
Should I rest more ?
I am so ancious to get back to my mountain runs...
Answer:
People have suggested up to a month might be what you have to wait to let
everything repair itself. I kept in shape by jogging easily 5km, biking and
swimming ..... nothing too streneous for about a month after the two that I
have done. Everybody responds differently though. I met Doug Kurtis he is
the race director for the Detroit Free Press Marathon and holds the record
for the most marathons under 3 hours (or 2:30 or something like that) I
believe its 97 marathons (don't quote me on the numbers, it just impressed
me). He was racing every weekend for a while I gather. Listen to your body
as they say.
Yes, I'd agree with Sanjay here. I seem to need at least 2 weeks for
full recovery from a half marathon, so about a month of easy-going
exercise should help you recover from your marathon. No serious training
like speedwork or hard hill workouts. But if your body tells you more or
less time, go with it.
it helps me cope with the retention on my desire to resume
where I left before the marathon... Hey, what's a month when allready two
weeks went by.
