You will be more than fine.....Take it easy and let it heal!!! you have PLENTY of fitness going in and now is just the time to heal up. I am recovering from a torn meniscus, so I have had plenty of time to think about stuff like this and how we think a few days off will crush us and it won't. I had to cancel my hotel for Boston as I just need this meniscus to heal, so I would be appreciative of the fact you will only need a little bit of rest to let it heal up....you will be fine

Man sorry to hear that. Hope your recovery goes smoothly. And I appreciate your encouraging words. Not going to let a week of rest get me down!

Sorry to hear about the diagnosis, sucks I know.

I’ve been dealing with posterior tibial tendinitis since January and I’m also running Boston. Having taken time off and having to rebuild slowly has given me time to reframe what a successful race day will mean. Injuries suck, but they happen. Keep up the positive thoughts, focus on healing, and just be realistic on your expectations within the things you can control.

Good luck in April!

 
Was just having the discussion with my husband about what to expect on race day and what would be successful day. I need to not look at it as a race, but as a run and try to enjoy myself. That isn't easy ... my mentality is to always race. lol


How much time did you take off? Are you back to running?

I was 100% off running for 4 weeks (all of January) and then very slow build up and just recently feel like I’m back to relatively normal volume. I’m still going to PT once a week and I decided to begin working with a coach to help me safely build back up. I spent a lot of time on the bike during the weeks I wasn’t running to try and keep fitness up the best I could. I was honestly really worried about race day even just a couple weeks ago but it’s starting to feel like it’s going to be OK. Enjoy the day for what it is, be realistic about the cards you’ve been dealt this go around and have the best race you think you can, whatever that may mean.

Good luck, I think based on what you described you will be just fine!

Don't mean to hijack the thread but I'm dealing with PTT right now. What did you do to clear it?

On topic, I'm in the same boat with PTT and plan to run Boston. I'm still injured but it felt good enough to start training again and I'm back up to about 40 miles a week and a 10 mile long run. No idea where I'll be come race day but just going to go with the flow. Hoping for the best but planning for the worst (or mediocre).

I’ll shoot you a PM later tonight. Don’t want to muddy up OP’s thread.