I am 52. I ran St George 20 years ago in 3:25 I was in good shape, built up to the mileage and ran without injury. Spent the next 20 years running infrequently, at most 2-3 miles 2 times a week. Decided last spring to run St George again and try to qualify for Boston. Followed Hal Higdons Novice II plan. Everything was going great until I ran the Hobble Creek half marathon. My time was what I had hoped for 1:37, but developed knee pain at about mile 10. I went to a sports medicine Dr. who diagnosed me with IT band syndrome. I went to PT, backed off a bit but continued to have pain on my runs. I missed my 12 and 20 milers before the race but managed to barely qualify for Boston with a 3:35. I took a week off and started back. Knee pain again. Took two weeks off running and swam 1 mile three times a week. I ran 3 miles on the treadmill yesterday and my knee is sore again. Any suggestions?
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