I believe I can pinpoint it back to a Thursday afternoon trail run a couple of weeks back when my new buddy Graham and I went on a 10+ mile trail run in Temescal. After running leisurely for a few miles, we decided to take the final long descent pretty hard. And while I didn't feel anything specific at the time, I felt a sting in my knee the following day when I ran downhill on surface streets.
Graham at Temescal Peak.
Me at Temescal Peak, still happy & unaware of what fate had laid out before me.
After a couple of days off, I tested it again only to find the same pain emerge after a few miles. 3 more days off after that and it's still there. Grrr...
My left knee, post-run.
The timing of this injury sucks but then again, when is a running related injury ever convenient? My suspicion based on what I've been reading online is leaning towards "runner's knee" (and we all know how accurate self-diagnosis can be). But I do fear that this can be something more long term and detrimental such as a torn meniscus (or worse). Hopefully something will be confirmed by my sports doc when I see her in a couple of weeks.
In the meantime, I plan on running on it albeit a little more conservatively. I have been diligently icing, elevating, compressing, heating...the whole 9 (or 10). I have some big races coming up including one this Sunday in what was supposed to be a 50K, that has been downgraded to a 25K, that will be downgraded to a 12K should the pain become really pronounced and unbearable.
Sucks to be me, but at least I'm still running a little bit. For now.
15 comments:
:( injuries suck all the time no matter when they happen! take care of yourself and hopefully, it feels better ASAP!
Billy, I'm sending you as much positive healing energy as I can muster. ::hugs::
Dude! That knee looks like the elephant man's knee! no es bueno!
damn I had a great run that day I feel bad now hope you recover fast!!!
I hope it's nothing more than a minor setback. Good luck with it!
Hope it heals up quick. That stinks that you were finally healthy again and building a huge base....then BAM. Injury.
Just take the time off needed. Dont be like me or you will end up like me.
be careful with it and run smart. i'll keep my fingers crossed that it goes away quick! i bet some gelato tonight will help.
Ouch brother you and me both, let's combine and find a three legged race!
That is a lot of swelling! I hope you heal soon and don't have long term problems related to this injury.
I hope your knee heals quickly.
Enjoy Montana de Oro!! I hope you are able to enjoy it. Alas, that race was supposed to be my first 50K, but I couldn't work out schedules to get up there. I'm jealous that you are running it (hopefully) and look forward to reading about it.
Sorry to hear about your knee! I hope you recover quickly and it's nothing serious. Running pains and injuries are NEVER convenient!
Hope you have/had fun at Montana de Oro. Hey - with the beauty up there how can you lose? Looking forward to the race report. Hope you knee gets better!
your knees look funny.
hope it's nothing serious dude, and that you were able to do some sort of race this weekend.
Sorry to hear about your knee. Boy it looks terrible. I hear ya on the timing thing. Hope your race went well.
yikes - your knee looks more swollen than mine did! but hope you heal up soon and it's all something minor :) sometimes major injuries can cause little swelling and minor ones can cause a lot. who knows...
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