Knee pain after HIM..Marathon in 2 weeks

This sounds familiar.  I trashed my knees at my HIM...but mine was in June and my mary isn't til the end of October.  I had the option of resting them.

Where is the knee pain?  That's a good start...help us narrow it down as to what is hurting....

What would be worse for you personally- perhaps doing real damage to your knee, DNF, or a slower time that you'd like?

If it's the slower time, then suck it up and run through pain. Not at all what I would do, but I've learned you can't tell someone else how to live or train!!

If you're ok with a slower time I'd really rest it - obviously you're in great shape and if you have a slow marathon, who cares? You did it, AND a frigging half IM, so you're still ahead of oh, about, 99.99% of the world right there!

Do nothing but rest.....seriously. It will let your body assimilate all that training that you did (HIM) for your marathon. Maybe do some pool running or elliptical trainerm, something low impact.

You may be suffering form a mild chondromalacia patellae, in other words, runner's knee. That is an irritation of the undersurface of the kneecap that results in anterior knee pain. It is generally advised that rest be imposed until full recovery, although cross-training can be done to maintain fitness, such as the advice given above (swimming, for instance).

Nonsteroidal anti-inflamatory medication can be used to reduce pain. If the situation is recurring it may be due to a misalignment of thekneecap producing friction that leads to the inflamation.

My advice, rest plenty, swim, and get ready for the marathon, but after the marathon take enough time to fully recover. That can mean a month or so.

Congrats....you are a bigger person than me I have run two marathons in knee agony...just because I refused to sit them out.  And my knee pain has lasted two years and still going.

I applaud your ability to listen to your body.  Can you teach me?