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Hi Guys,

Thanks for all the advice, i did alot of foam roller work and had some rest from running. Took plenty of ibuprofen.

Did the half marathon yesterday and ended up doing it in 1hr56mins, i was concious of my knee and wore a it band strap that seemed to stabilize it.

Overall im happy i did it in under 2hrs but im also annoyed as i know my knee held me back a bit.

Thanks for the reply, i have a foam roller so i will be doing alot of stretching this coming week and only have small runs to do between now and next sunday.

I just want to feel relaxed on race day and not be worrying about this happening

Here you go

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iliotibial_band_syndrome

Hi There,

Thought i would ask on here for advice, i have been training for the Brighton half marathon next Sunday.

I have been following a Lucozade training plan, i had some it band pain last summer but it was minor and went away pretty quickly.

Last night i did a 10 mile run and at about mile 6 the outside of my knee became so painful, i have done 10 miles a few times over the last few weeks with no pain at all.

I am now very worried that this will affect my half marathon and ruin all the hard work and training i have put in, i have a it band strap that i can wear but does anyone else have any advice.

It hurts alot this morning.

Matt