After our first Junior park run I Stu dropped me off at the entrance on the train towards Poolsbrook country park and off I went with 18 miles planned. I had planned to do round Poolsbrook then back along the trail to Rothervalley including a few loops to make up the mileage needed for today’s training run.
As I set off I just didn’t feel right and as Stu pulled away in the car I felt almost a panic, not sure why but determined I needed to get these runs in with the weeks quickly passing and the starting date getting nearer I pushed on down the track finding my pace.
As I hit Pools brook I decided to do two laps round as knew i’d need to make up for the lack of millage down the track having started in Stavely, then headed back along the track towards Rothervalley about 4.5 miles in I could feel my knee starting to hurt something which was greatly worrying me know so I made the decision when I got to the turn off on the track for home I would reluctantly make my way back and have to admit defeat at just 8.5 miles 🙁
I felt like my legs had the strength to go on for many more miles but that niggling in my right knee I knew would be extremely painful if I pushed through and carried on.
So I returned home where I iced the knee area before pending the day feeling sorry for myself, could this be the turning point in my training, Had I not done enough strength training, was Manchester even going to happen.
I decided after lots of forum advice to seek a physio out first thing in the morning after all I was no professional and could be making a mountain out of a mole hill. Ill keep you posted on the out come!
