My fairly rough end to 2017 was compounded by succumbing to the 'Aussie Flu' that has been going around the UK. The enforced rest and several days confined to bed however did mean my knee was given complete rest for most of the holiday period; I also consulted with a doctor who gave me some basic advice to stop weight-bearing exercise for at least a week and try and manage the pain/inflammation with regular doses of high strength ibuprofen. Despite still battling the after effects of the flu, I have now run twice in 2 days; albeit very slowly and still with some discomfort in the knee, although it is what I would call 'runnable'. I am also very unfit which has come as a shock to me after having been in A1 condition in October and early November on the back of a great year of running. My plan is to run slow and steady for at least the next week and see if the knee holds up to regular running. As speed is not a priority for MDS then I do not have any need to push harder
I thought I would post a quick update on my knee injury picked up from the Druids 3 day event. Unfortunately, I am still struggling with knee pain and have now been limited to some cycling and very short test runs for over 5 weeks. This is obviously a concern with ideally my training for MDS due to start around now - I still feel I am at least 2 weeks away from coming back and even then it may well be a slow and steady return - possibly not enough to feel as though I can approach the MDS in a sufficiently fit state. I'm not making any decisions at this time and will get through the holiday period before seeing how things are developing. I'll update again later in the month or in early January! Elliot.