10k run in the morning......dodgy knee though...
garyroberts
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....i have a dodgy knee, its a funny feeling, discomfort in the knee cap is the best way i can explain it. But i can't let it stop me. I will be running a 10k in the morning and will HAVE to do my first tri on 26th April. But after that i could bite the bullet and go to the doctors - which may result in months laid off.
What to do?
What to do?
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Get the knee checked out - could be any number of things but most are treatable.
As CT says why make your first tri your last?
G
Fair enuf, go for it.............
As with all (possible) injuries, get that sorted out before anything else.
I've been doing race season on knee injury 2 years ago. Had to recover and physio from october until end January the following base period with no running allowed. Had a good season 2 years ago, but jeopardised the following season big time!!!
Sometime in January my knee started getting a bit sore. Might have twisted a bit on ice. Too many goals to reach to stop..
5K Race on 24th January. Knee sore, swelled up. Started to feel a bit better towards the end of the week.
1st Feb. A XC race. Took it a bit easier because of the knee - but the downhill really aggravated it. It swelled up to the size of a Melon. Couldn't bend it - felt like the whole thing would explode.
I've _not_ been able to run since 1st Feb. I was doing a bit of cross training, but it was still taking a time to improve. I had a complete rest this week (until Friday). THings are a lot better. But I am only just contemplating going out for a mix of walk/jog to see how things are.
I've got a big race at the end of the month that I am desperate to do. But I've had to continually revise my targets - < 40 mins for 10k. Forgotten about. New PB. Forgotten about. Now the target is just to do it.
The only plus side is that I am doing a lot more swimming practice.
My advice: Don't do anything until it stops hurting. Then concentrate on strengthening exercises. In my case, the likely problem is a week hip - so I've been doing lots of exercises around that sort of area - glutes, aductors, stablility, core, single leg squats etc. etc.
But the whole process has made me so miserable. I am so frustrated with the whole thing - this is the worst injury I have had, really.
Do just take it easy.
Try and find the cause,rather than just cure the symptoms.Once the pain goes,try annoying other pool users and spend an hour aqua jogging to develop the muscle memory again.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! hope you're having a good one.. you drinkin for it??
x
must be old age......
HAPPY BIRTHDAY by the way [:)]
I expect to see you on the wall of shame today! Hows the knee feeling? As i said it should feel a little numb later
Thanks so much (again) for all your advise and support. Its great to know that someone out there knows how i feel!
I did go ahead and do the 10k, i was running it with a girlfriend and she wanted to complete in an hour or less, so that seemed like a nice easy pace to hold, and one that wouldn't aggravate my knee.
Anyway, get this, my 'bad' knee felt a little funny but held out perfectly fine, the OTHER knee, which hasn't been a problem in the past was really painful in the last 2k!!!!!!!!!!
I don't know whats going on? But i do know its getting me down, i could have ran 20k today (at that pace), but i feel like my knee's are letting me down.
I am going to book in with the doctors and get referred ASAP (i'm lucky enough to have BUPA so i hope to get sorted soon).
Thanks again!
P.S. See wall of shame for more details!