:o( Check back later for details. Gotta go right now. OK, here's the details. I'm writing them in purple so they look happy and cheerful! :o) Knee started hurting at about 2.2 miles. I stopped to stretch about 3 or 4 times but had to walk home after 3.2 miles. I've tried lots and lots of things to help my IT band, but I think what it needs more than anything else is REST! So I think, (unless anyone who really knows tells me differently), that I have ran my last run until October 4th. I feel like that at this point anything else I put on my knee is going to be a negative impact on it. If I rest it I will probably be slower than I would have liked to be, but I will hopefully be able to cross the finish line and not just the starting line. I no longer have any goals but to CROSS THE FISNISH LINE...HOPEFULLY IT BAND PAIN FREE! I'm not quite sure how I will do emotionally by stopping my running at this point, but I think I will take the negative emotional aspects better now than if I am not able to complete this marathon on race day. I feel good about my decision but I welcome any advice or feedback. I may put this on the discussion board for further advice also. However, in the end, I will follow my own feelings...they always seem to know best. Smiles :o)
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