The wretched stench of injury has been wafting up my nostrils for the past week. Last week, during my 10 mile run, I encountered knee pain and subsequently ignored. I finished the 10 miles. The few days following were tough, with pain focused in my left knee. Again, like the week before, I decided not to run at all during the week in hopes of a quick recovery. By the end of this past week, I felt no pain while walking.
Yesterday, I attempted to run 12 miles. At mile 5, like clockwork, I started feeling the same knee pain I felt the week before. This time, I stopped running and shamefully walked home in an effort to preempt a long-term injury. This is extremely concerning since the half marathon is only 2 weeks away.
My only theory about the cause of this injury is that I added too much mileage too quickly while using my minimalist inov8s. I bought new running shoes before this 12 mile run, but it was too little too late. I'm going to try some shorter runs this week and begin 'testing' again next week.
I continue to remind myself that the sport of fitness is a long-term endeavor I need to stay disciplined in my approach if I want to continue improving as I grow older. As such, if I find that my knee injury has not gone away in 2 weeks, I will not run the half marathon. It is not worth sacrificing the next several months for one event.
maybe try roller blading
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