itri
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
Did you do anything to try to fix the ITB issue? I ask because I had a major ITB flare-up in the spring while training for my half-marathon. I wound up in PT, where we focused on core strengthening and did a lot of manual (massage-type) work on it. I've had zero problems since, even when I was working my mileage back up at the end of the summer. The foam roller is my best friend...any time I start feeling the ITB twinge, I go roll, and it usually takes care of it.I definitely got into the zen of running last winter when trying to get back into shape, but then I hurt my IT band :-(. Still haven't been able to get back to where I was in terms of running without my knee bothering me, which is such a bummer because it had become such a release for me to do that every day. I hate the eliptical machine!!
There's no way I would be able to stand the elliptical for any period of time. In fact, we had to abandon it when I first started PT for my knee surgery since it was irritating my achilles.
I'm obviously not doing as well fitness-wise as I had hoped because of my knee, but I am back into spin class full-on, trying to get at least 2-3 times per week. I've also worked up to running 3 miles, albeit in 45 second intervals and pretty slow. I'm actually doing a duathlon this weekend, but I'll be wogging the run portion with a pregnant friend. We're gonna be slooooow. I should be pretty much back to full activity in January. My therapist says that's when I can ski and start back to track workouts with my running group!