Injury Prevention, I Hope

On Sunday, my training runs continued to ramp up.  13 miles this weekend.  I actually ran 13.1, just to make it an official half marathon.  It was slow and steady, though I’m not sure what happened as I noticed one mile had an 18:00 pace.  Clearly something went wrong with the Garmin there.

During this run, around mile 8, my knee started to twinge.  Then it twinged with every running step.  Walking was fine, running was not.  Unfortunately, I was still 5 miles from home, so I had to keep moving somehow.  I walked for a bit, then tried running again.  I was careful about it, but my knee seemed better.

Still, it’s definitely not something to ignore.

I’ve had an ortho diagnose me with patellofemoral syndrome, and this pain is the same, so I know what to do.  I have a sheet of physical therapy exercises for this exact thing stuck to my fridge.  I just never do them.

Guess what I will be doing again?

I’m just going to listen to my body for the next couple of days, see how things play out.  I’ve got 15 miles on my list for the weekend (followed by a stepback weekend where I will be out of town and likely not running).  Depending on how my mid-week runs go this week, I might just plan this weekend’s run as three 5 mile loops.  Boring, but then if my knee acts up, I’m no more than 2.5 miles from home, rather than risk pain at the halfway point in my run 7.5 miles from home.

3 thoughts on “Injury Prevention, I Hope

  1. It’s been a while, but each time I’ve been refitted, I’ve ended up back in my Adrenalines. I will keep it on my list though! I’m going to do the physical therapy exercises for a week or so and see if I notice a difference. This could have just been stepping funny and causing a twinge… I hope!

  2. I’m so glad that you are okay now. The knees provide stable support for the body. Sometimes a direct blow or sudden movements can strain the knee. Range-of-motion exercises can help maintain or increase flexibility.

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