Injury. . .yikes!

Thanks Cheryl, for asking about me. Yes, I have a problem with my knee. I was running intervals and everything was fine until I started having some knee pain, so I started walking. I walked back as far as the Sonic where Clark picked me up. Even though I was in some pain, I still got in about 6½ miles. However, the pain worsened after the walk.

Some of you may recall that I slipped and fell on my way into work about 10 days ago (one of those rare days of rain we had). I thought I just had a really bad bruise, but apparently there was a little more "damage" than I thought. The doctor at MEA (where I spent about 2½ hours today) thought that, while it felt okay while I was walking, the running aggravated the fall injury which caused my problem today (x-rays showed no fracture but the swelling was pushing on my kneecap). So I'm wearing a knee brace/band thingy and any weight that I put on my right leg is extremely painful. The good news is that if I lay off the running for a couple of weeks, I should be fine and running in plenty of time for Chicago. That is if I don't trip over my big toe and injure myself again!! ;o)

It was really great seeing everyone today and what a beautiful day it was! I'm registered for the Cannonball Run next week, but depending on my knee situation, I may just be there on the sidelines with Robin. See you there, Marathoners!