The Lair 1421

Hey, sometimes cross training can actually help you come back to racing stronger than you were. One of our distance runners my freshman year had to do a lot of cross training in the pool, and she ended up coming back and running one of her fastest 800m races. What kind of cross training, btw? Stationary bike, swimming/running in the pool?

 

Again ICE ICE ICE ICE ICE. And stretching. And possibly massaging it out as well, though from experience, trying to massage around the knees is more difficult than it should be.

 

Also (don't call me an expert on this by any means) but maybe a patellar tendon strap would help? I've seen people make ones as well out of athletic underwrap tape since it's apparently a lot cheaper than buying one of the straps (but you have to I think make a new one each time you run since that stuff isn't the strongest), but I don't have any experience with that sort of knee problem or making one of them. I guess suggest the idea to your athletic trainer?

 

-Nukaya

Have you tried naming your knee? Give it a girl's name, so you could refer to it by saying "Her my knee" (Hermione)!

 

You get it! Because it'd have the name of the --

 

Yeah, maybe don't do that...

Hey, sometimes cross training can actually help you come back to racing stronger than you were. One of our distance runners my freshman year had to do a lot of cross training in the pool, and she ended up coming back and running one of her fastest 800m races. What kind of cross training, btw? Stationary bike, swimming/running in the pool?

I'm going to be biking and swimming.

 

Also (don't call me an expert on this by any means) but maybe a patellar tendon strap would help? I've seen people make ones as well out of athletic underwrap tape since it's apparently a lot cheaper than buying one of the straps (but you have to I think make a new one each time you run since that stuff isn't the strongest), but I don't have any experience with that sort of knee problem or making one of them. I guess suggest the idea to your athletic trainer?

That might be something to look into. I'll have to see what happens after cross training for a while.