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Originally Posted by bluegoose
2 weeks to go until my first marathon. Ever since my 16 mile run about 4 weeks ago, I seem to be falling apart at all major joints. Shin splints, foot pain, hip flexor strain, low back pain, and probably a couple others that I can't think of right now.
Plus my average pace has drastically dropped in the past 3 or 4 weeks. Whereas I was previously able to run comfortably at sub 8:00 pace for 13 miles, today I struggled to do 11 miles at 8:30 pace. My left hip tightened up at about 3 miles and stayed that way for the rest of the run.
This isn't exactly the way that I pictured my training to go. I hate running.
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My B-I-L ran his first one this year, and this was exactly what happened to him. He was super frustrated by the time the race came around. But he saw a PT to get loosened up the day before the race, then he hopped up on tylenol pre-race, and he still had a very respectable run for a first marathon.