This is for my marathoner who swears THIS is the training cycle where your "front of knee" pain will NOT come roaring back with a vengeance. And honestly, I love that for you. But I heard you've been getting down on yourself Because that vague, but spicy, sometimes sharp, sometimes just a deep aching discomfort in the front of your knee that occasionally grows in intensity, starts making a come back as your long runs start getting longer. For some runners, it's around that 45-60 min mark....

Is it your long runs? Peak week? General high weekly mileage? Maybe this is just normal as your long runs get longer? If you're a marathoner, roughly 4-5 weeks from race day, and your longest long run is either up soon or done, AND your calves have been protesting, cramping, and feel as tight as steel... All of those questions have probably crossed your mind. Especially if your calves keep cramping or tightneing up consistently at the end of your long runs. And like most runners, I'm sure...

We think peaking is the hardest part of marathon training. Sure, we're running the long miles. Ticking the boxes on the grueling workouts. But if that's the hardest part, then why does taper time always sneak up and surprise us? With the most random aches in the most random places. Over-night mystery shin splints. Frantically texting a running coach at 4:30am explaining the 20 different ways our body is falling apart and that we're officially crashing out. Well let's dive into a little bit...