I haven't written much on this blog lately. I've been using it more as a way to record interesting links and sites. But it is a goal to start writing on it more regularly. That said, I'm going to write about the Portland Marathon, which I've registered for and is this Sunday, Oct. 9. This is my first marathon and I started training for it in February.

In mid-July, during a training run, I noticed a pain in my left knee as I was just about home. I stopped running and walked the rest of the way. The next day, on a much shorter run, I felt the pain again as I was about a block away from home. I did a little research and my symptoms pointed to IT band syndrome. To make a long story short, I ended up getting orthotics because I was overpronating. I've had the orthotics for about a month now and am pretty used to them. However, I'm still worried that my knee will have a flare-up during the race, but I'm still planning on running it. Wish me luck!