So I’ll be coming out of the gate getting back on the road slower than expected.  Monday at the soccer game I had my suspect ankle all braced up for the sharp twists and turns figuring that would be the weakest link.  Then my knee reared its ugly cap yet again.  Last year it was the MS 150 that set it off and it bugged me in last years Livestrong Challenge a month later.  This year at the Duke Liver Center Half-Ironman it popped up again with the same soreness though not as severe.  Anyway by the end of the game it was sore and stiff again.  Yesterday I set out for a five mile run to get back on track for my marathon training and my Livestrong Challenge training as well.  The rest of the night was soreness and stiffness yet again and this morning it hadn’t abated.

It looks like I’ll have to take it easy and try to get going slowly and hope for the best in a few weeks in Austin.  I’ve had my knee propped up on ice most of the afternoon and took some ibuprofen since its supposed to be an anti-inflamatory.  Ill try to run again tomorrow, and then Friday and Sunday and see how it goes.  From what I’ve found poking around Google this is simply an overuse injury so it should abate, hopefully sooner than later.

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