No Kneed to Panic

Having seen a doctor today (Who happens to be a 6ft+ runner that specialises in sports injuries) it would seem that although my knee might hurt if I run the half marathon on Sunday, it won't make it any worse and so won't do any permanant damage.

I've got an appointment with a physio tomorrow (my first ever) and I've been given some anti-inflamatories.

Apparently you should only train to 75% of the distance you're going to run, so I overdid it. Plus I had the wrong trainers. Other than that my training regime was what it should be for a 'big guy'. People who're built for running (i.e. a streak of piss) can train for it every day but juggernauts like myself shouldn't do more than 3 runs in a week - and I thought I was just slacking.

It'll probably hurt a lot when I run on Sunday but I don't care, I'm not about to let six months of preparation go down the drain.

As far as long term goals go, I'll have to work on shedding some weight before my next organised run. I'm thinking lots of cycling & swimming as they're low impact. I've also been given the green light to use the cross-trainer / novelty coffee table in my lounge.

I've often whinged about the surgery I use palming me off to a nurse but the doctor I saw today was nothing short of first class. He even suggested which trainers I should get.