Grounded

So in early September, I woke one Friday with my left knee hurting and the lower calf feeling odd.  I say odd because I can't really describe what it feels like.  Just not like it should but not really painful.  I continued to run my normal runs because it didn't hurt while I was running but bending down or sitting cross legged or sitting on my left leg was extremely painful.  Finally it got to the point that when I ran it did hurt and hurt so that I could make it a tenth of a mile.  So off to the doctor I go.

The doctor thinks it is patellofemoral syndrome and sent me to physical therapy.  I like my PT, she isn't a sadist as I was afraid she would be but she did ground me from running.  Now there would have been a time when I would have been so happy to have a reason to not run but it seems I have crossed some line or corner that I didn't know existed and I miss running.

So I have completed two weeks of PT and was feeling much better and I started looking for a 10K again.  I've been looking for one to enter for a little while now.  Well I didn't find a 10K but I found a 15K (9.3 miles).  In St. Louis is the Hot Chocolate 15K on Dec 14.  It's a bit hilly though and I'm concerned with not being able to run for another 2 weeks if I could be ready.  I have done 6.2 miles and was doing it regularly before PT but 4 weeks with no running is not good for training.

I found out last night that I better not plan on doing this 15K though.  Last night I running late to the homecoming game and didn't want to miss Mei being escorted across the field by Bo, so I ran halfway across the school parking lot when they announced her name.  I know.  I shouldn't have, but I did.  I also, upon getting up in the stand, kneeled down to take pictures.  I couldn't kneel long as the sharp pain was extremely intense.  My knee thobbed through out the night and all today.  I've iced it twice already and am about to ice again along with doing the exercises.  This is not looking good.