Running in the Rain - Again!
Just finished yet another run in the pouring rain - we have had a pretty wet summer in Nanaimo this year! The hardest part of running in weather like this is getting out the door. It always looks much worse than it actually is once you are out there.
Rain aside, I had a crummy run today, because I have been having some knee problems. I have NEVER had knee problems before, but I have been experiencing pain behind my knee cap, mostly with lateral movements. As a true health care professional, I decided to ignore the pain and run anyway (hee hee), and half way around the 6km lake trail, I realized that my knee had started to swell up! OOPS!
My run turned into a walk the rest of the way home, and now I sit with my leg up and an ice pack on it. Please do not try to run through knee pain. I am going to do RICE (rest, ice, compression, elevation) for the next two days, focus on some range of motion exercises, and see how things feel after that.
The good news is that I don’t have to run in the rain again tomorrow! There is a bright side to everything!
