Shucks.

Disappointing week. In an effort to increase mileage and coordinate with my schedule, I did 8, 4.5, 7 mi on T, W, R, respectively. I liked how it flowed. However, Wednesday, I suddenly got a sore knee - real sore, right behind the knee cap. Crap. I finished the 4.5 miles and rested. All night and Thursday, though, I could feel it. Hoping it would go away, I ran the 7 on Thursday anyway with some friends. I was wrong. About halfway or less into the run, the pain was sometimes strong enough to make me grimace, but I pushed on. After that, I iced it and took ibuprofen. Friday I iced it, took IB, but the discomfort persisted throughout the day especially on stairs. I think it could be the infamous "runners knee," but I can't be sure. Both Friday and Saturday and did a lot of rock climbing and it didn't bother me at all - strange. This morning I went out to the trails early hoping to get in atleast 12. About a 1/4mi in, the tightness and pain were back, so I called it quits and went home, not wanting to aggravate or intensify the problem. Man! I need to get my mileage going, and this is at a bad time. I'll try to see the sports med on Tuesday and continue icing, IB, and rest. Maybe I'll give a bike ride a try.

In other news, I swung by Team Nashville and picked up a new pair of shoes from Terry. He joked with me about my upcoming Monkey Marathon saying, "Gee, I sure hope its not your first," to which I responded, "It actually is. Thanks for the blessing." He helped me out and suggested some Mizuno Inspire. I'll take a couple weeks breaking them in while I get the most out of my current pair of Asics. Soon I hope to pick up a foam roller. I used one the other day and it's pretty good.

Hopefully things get better and I can get back to normal running.