Today my blog title has hit the nail on the head, I am in trainers and having a tantrum.
After running 13.5 miles last week and aiming for 16 today, after 8 miles my knees no longer allowed me to carry on.
I stopped, I cried… I tried to call my mum. Frustration does not describe what I felt.
My running partners didn’t know what to do but I persuaded them to carry on, I didn’t want witnesses to my mini breakdown.
I walked for a while then tried to jog again, my knee was having none of it. I knew I was defeated and headed home.
It seems my third pair of trainers, copious foam rollering, ice, and yoga twice a week have not solved my knee problem.
It is time to call in the experts, and I am going to book a session with a physio and sports therapist to see if they can identify the problem. I have already visited my GP who has referred me for a scan but that was in November and have heard nothing since.
I am still trying to maintain PMA (positive mental attitude) but today has really definitely been a low point. On the upside, hitting the bottom must mean that it can only get better from here? Fingers crossed.
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