Quote Originally Posted by michelem View Post
Do any of you have a hard time eating within that 15-30 minute window? If so, how do you deal with it???
I used to get up early to eat oatmeal, go back to bed for 60 minutes, then get up and run. By the time I got dressed and everything, 90 minutes had passed since I ate. That seemed to work well.

And after those really long runs, I wouldn't want to eat right away either. I usually had to wait an hour or so and then I had to eat slowly with little bites. I think as long as you are getting something in your system within 2 hrs, you should be good.

At this point, it's better to take a week off than to risk injuring yourself. I did the same thing while training for Chicago. I had a large, painful cyst that grew on my foot after I did my 18-miler. My doctor said I would need surgery. Instead, I took a week off and it went away. I never got in my 20 mile training run, 18 was the farthest I did--and I still had a successful marathon.

Do you go to a chiropractor?