The Day After is Knee too Bad After Half All

Just a quicky, I was predicting paralysis but the knee isn't too bad.  It hurts, but it's not locked solids as I thought it might.

I've been doing different stretches before and after the runs, so I guess that is helping tremendously.  I've also discovered that Advil is essentially Ibuprofin (sp?), which helps for the swelling and pain.  Can I take it before/during/after a race?  Is that doping?

Away to book accomodation, but not the race quite yet.  Only three weeks and two days to go, but after the length and pain of yesterday I'm only 75% that it's doable.  I'll have to set a D-Day, as it'd be horrible for the marathon in Seattle to be overbooked.

No Snickering.