Archive for October, 2005

ITBS - the pain continues

Sunday, October 16th, 2005

With 5 days of rest, no running and twice daily stretching/icing behind me, I was keen to hit the trails again. With cross country daughter Shannon for company, we set off from Final Kick and all felt fine. 3 miles in however, and the knife-scrape comes back. We’ve already committed to the Osmanthus Trail and […]

Injured with Iliotibial Band Syndrome (ITBS)

Sunday, October 9th, 2005

Well, after last week’s 20 miler where my knee bothered me for over half the run, I cut back my mid-week mileage with the hope of (a) being able to race the Katrina Hurricane Relief Cross Country 5k at Mount Trashmore and (b) being able to get through an 18-20 miler in preparation for the […]