Week 3; Day 2: Gym

Dear all,

The niggle on my right upper thigh was good after  skipping yesterday’s training, but the niggle on my left knee was still there but not so painful. So it was good today was a gym day as running on a treadmill is a little softer on the knees compared to the pounding on the tarmac.

The Niggle on my left knee seems to be coming from Lateral Collateral Ligament.

Any ideas what might be the cause?

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I started with a few minutes stretch, then 5.5km bike warm up, then went on a 55 minutes treadmill run at 2% slope and 11km/h which equated to 10km.  Finally a bit of a walk and  a 5.5 km bike cool down.

If tomorrow  feels good, I might squeeze in a 10k in the evening, otherwise I might skip tomorrow to ready my body for a 20k on Friday.

Unfortunately, the mileage will be low this week, but prevention is better that cure!

Week 2, Day 1: Smart Fartlek

After skipping Friday’s training following the principle of prevention is better than cure,  I resumed training today- a Monday. I started my run about 9pm and the goal was a tempo 10k. However, it turned out to something I call Smart Fartlek.

Fartlek means speed play. Normally runners select a point during a tempo run and speed up to it then slow down to tempo when the point is reached. Some athletes use time or distance for the same. In my case I took advantage of the high number of runners on my course this evening, and used them as moving targets for my fartlek. I picked a runner at a distance, chased him then drop him before slowing to tempo. It was so exciting that I added about 300m on my normal 10 k route. For those interested in time, it was a 45 minutes 10k.