So, I know what is causing the knee pain. ITBS. Can I tell you what I think the BS really stands for?
There is a video on the KT Tape website that shows you how to tape it just right. I don't have any KT Tape yet, but having a child who plays sports (especially lax) we have plenty of athletic tape in the house. So, I gave it my best shot and taped up the knee just like the video. And I stretched. I never stretch. Then I went out into the chilly morning, to do my virtual Turkey Trot, instead of the 10k I would rather be doing.
I have a decent 5k course I run almost daily, when I can. I headed out yesterday morning with the intention of doing my regular run. Not pushing hard, but I gave my damn knee 2 weeks off for goodness sake. It should be all better, right? 3.1 miles should be cake. I was going slower than usual pace. Didn't want to push it. There was no pain at first. I was feeling confident that maybe, just maybe, this little obstacle in my running career was gone.
7 minutes into my run, I found out I was very, very wrong. It hurt. So, I walked for a minute. I began alternating running and walking. Then I decided it was time to take the short cut home. My 5k was cut down to a 1.75 mile run/walk, and it took me 21 minutes. My heart is sad. I really don't want my running career to be over before it has had a chance to begin. A doctor will just tell me to stop running, so I'm not going to waste my time with that.
I looked up ITBS online. And, after reading the causes, am very surprised it took me this long to develop the problem. Of the causes listed, here are the ones I am guilty of:
Now I need to get me some real KT Tape, I've been told I need a foam roller, and my "little' brother, who is going to school for kinesiology has shown me a couple of stretches. I can do the stretches now, but due to holiday finance crunch, I will have to wait to spend money on me until after the first of the year. That means no KT Tape or foam roller. So I guess my running will be not happening until next year.
Crap I say. Or, maybe I should say B.S.!!
There is a video on the KT Tape website that shows you how to tape it just right. I don't have any KT Tape yet, but having a child who plays sports (especially lax) we have plenty of athletic tape in the house. So, I gave it my best shot and taped up the knee just like the video. And I stretched. I never stretch. Then I went out into the chilly morning, to do my virtual Turkey Trot, instead of the 10k I would rather be doing.
I have a decent 5k course I run almost daily, when I can. I headed out yesterday morning with the intention of doing my regular run. Not pushing hard, but I gave my damn knee 2 weeks off for goodness sake. It should be all better, right? 3.1 miles should be cake. I was going slower than usual pace. Didn't want to push it. There was no pain at first. I was feeling confident that maybe, just maybe, this little obstacle in my running career was gone.
7 minutes into my run, I found out I was very, very wrong. It hurt. So, I walked for a minute. I began alternating running and walking. Then I decided it was time to take the short cut home. My 5k was cut down to a 1.75 mile run/walk, and it took me 21 minutes. My heart is sad. I really don't want my running career to be over before it has had a chance to begin. A doctor will just tell me to stop running, so I'm not going to waste my time with that.
I looked up ITBS online. And, after reading the causes, am very surprised it took me this long to develop the problem. Of the causes listed, here are the ones I am guilty of:
- Always Running on a banked surface (such as the shoulder of a road or an indoor track)
- Inadequate warm-up or cool-down
- High or low arches
- Bowlegs or tightness about the iliotibial band
Now I need to get me some real KT Tape, I've been told I need a foam roller, and my "little' brother, who is going to school for kinesiology has shown me a couple of stretches. I can do the stretches now, but due to holiday finance crunch, I will have to wait to spend money on me until after the first of the year. That means no KT Tape or foam roller. So I guess my running will be not happening until next year.
Crap I say. Or, maybe I should say B.S.!!
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