Well done!

Congrats!

Limping from the first second, got really tough after 20 miles since I was correcting a lot with my other leg (and I’d skipped training), but managed to finish! Recovery is gonna take longer but I don’t think I irreversibly ruined something 🫠

Congrats!

Congratulations 🥳 and wish you a speedy recovery

Would you walk if you can't run?

Yeah, but I think once I start being unable to run, I’ll be unable to walk very quickly after.

If it gets really painful halfway through, will you drop out or finish?

I’m willing to push through pain. Only if I really get to a point where I feel like I’m irreversibly messing up my health, I will drop out.

I'm betting yes for the vibes, but my personal advice would be not to run it.

I ran my first marathon a few years ago with an injury and at the time, I was quite happy after the finish, but in retrospect, it really just extended the recovery time a lot and it's not a time or anything I'm proud of anymore. My next marathon (six months later) would have been a better time without it.

However, good luck and make the best out of it no matter how you decide.

Thanks for the vibes!

The tickets for this run were really expensive :( I would find it very sad not to show up at all. My current plan is to just start and see how far I'll get, but quit once things get painful.

But thanks for the advice :)

You're the best person to judge this. Have fun and enjoy 🧡

As it's looking now, I'm running this marathon.

My knee has not properly recovered, and I can still not walk down stairs properly. However, when my knee warms up, it gets a bit better. I've done a couple off-road runs the last couple weeks, and those were ok.

Here's a market for how far I'll get: https://manifold.markets/Simon1/how-far-will-i-make-it-in-the-sf-ma

Here's a market for what my time will be: https://manifold.markets/Simon1/what-will-my-marathon-time-be-at-th

Update: similar as last week! Went for the Monday trail run, similar discomforts.

I'm very skeptical I'll actually finish a marathon in this state :(

But I've not yet given up hope

Yesterday went for my first run! I ran off-road, since the road is still uncomfortable. Went relatively well, although near the end of the 6 miles my knees became painful, and especially downhill I was limping a lot. Also have been setback quite a bit in endurance, but nothing a little grit can't fix.

Update: It's improving slightly. I might try to pick up light running again early next week, and get some miles in.

At this point, I think I'm not gonna sell the tickets, which makes it pretty likely I'll at least be at the start line on 28 July!

I'm very surprised it isn't getting better though. Google says it should resolve within days to weeks.

I'm still kinda hopeful I'll at least make it to the start of the marathon though. I'm not yet giving up!

Update: hasn’t noticeably improved 😢

good luck simon!