Courtknee
Saturday, October 20, 2007
Can't take credit for the title of this one. I remember to this day my great grandfather, Old Pop Pop, giving me the hardest time about my name. I was probably 6 or 7 years old, and he would say while pointing to his knee, "Now, what's your name... CourtKNEE?" After quickly telling him that that was not correct, he would say, "Oh, then is it KNEEcourt?" I remember trying to figure out if he was just kidding or did this old man really not know my name? We would go through the same routine every time I saw him, but I grew to expect it and understand that he was just giving me a hard time!
Anyway, that has nothing to do with why I'm writing (well, ok a little). As many of you know, ever since I came to Thailand I've been training for my first half-marathon (that's 13 miles or 20 km). I was going to run with a few of my friends here; Wendy, Cresta, & Pam. However, I've been dealing with some knee pain during my runs and then more pain, stiffness, and soreness afterwards. It's the outside of my left knee. I think it goes all the way back to my high school basketball days. I didn't have s significant knee injury or anything, but probably just didn't take care of it the way that I should have. I know I twisted it around alot. I've got a knee brace and all that jazz, and it seems to help a little.
So, I'm having a dilemma in deciding what to do about the half marathon in December. Do I push through it and continue to train, but risk further injury? Or do I cool it and just continue to run my 5-10 k's on a regular basis? At least then I can continue to run, right?
Here's your chance to chime in:
Anyway, that has nothing to do with why I'm writing (well, ok a little). As many of you know, ever since I came to Thailand I've been training for my first half-marathon (that's 13 miles or 20 km). I was going to run with a few of my friends here; Wendy, Cresta, & Pam. However, I've been dealing with some knee pain during my runs and then more pain, stiffness, and soreness afterwards. It's the outside of my left knee. I think it goes all the way back to my high school basketball days. I didn't have s significant knee injury or anything, but probably just didn't take care of it the way that I should have. I know I twisted it around alot. I've got a knee brace and all that jazz, and it seems to help a little.So, I'm having a dilemma in deciding what to do about the half marathon in December. Do I push through it and continue to train, but risk further injury? Or do I cool it and just continue to run my 5-10 k's on a regular basis? At least then I can continue to run, right?
Here's your chance to chime in:
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October 22, 2007 3:58 PM
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