First day of winter and I am feeling decreasingly excellent.
I tried running last week, at the encouragement of sports doctor and the physio, as according to both, the hamstring tendon tear should not restrict me from running. So last Thursday, I nervously trotted off and about 5 minutes into the run the knee pain was just as bad as during the TNF race, 10 days ago. Figuring it was just neural patterning ( i.e.expecting pain and registering it even when it is not really there) I persisted for another 50 minutes before finally limping home in tears. Back to the osteopath, the sports doc and then the physio. The osteo suggested it may be a meniscus tear, the doctor thought maybe bursa so suggested options of either Ultrasound with cortisone injection or MRI and the physio thinks overactive hamstrings which could be addressed by taping and then running again. I decided to take the physios advice, but waited a few days for the knee pain to disappear. I was encouraged by Hammers fine recent form. Last Saturday, he ran another 10k PB at the Striders 10k at North Head - a blistering 42.45 and fifth in his age group.
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| First Day of Winter and the Weather is Fine |
So Wednesday, first day of winter, the rain had stopped and what better way to celebrate then hitting the road. But a few minutes into the run, the knee pain started again. This time I did not persist but walked home and booked in for an MRI of the left knee in the afternoon.
The MRI news is not good - turns out I have been trying to run on a fractured knee. Who would have guessed? A subchondral femoral condyle fracture with swelling of the bone marrow in the tibia and femur. Most likely sustained from the trauma of the fall on the night run a month ago. I am back to see the sports doctor on Friday for a full prognosis and treatment. The best bit of news though is that - it is not an overuse injury. So the learning continues.
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