Well, this post is a bit of a bummer to write. After running about 1000 miles in preparation for this weekend's Avalon 50 mile race, I'm officially dropping out. :(
Since I promised to keep the "web" up to date on any issues I encountered during training, here it is:
On Christmas Eve-Eve (that's the 23rd), while surfing my favorite spot (south of Newport and north of San Diego....that's all I'll say!) I jumped off of my board in what I thought was 4-5 feet of water. Problem is, it was about 1 foot of water. What resulted? A hyperextended left knee.
The good news is that the major ligaments of the knee are intact. I believe that I sprained a minor ligament--the antero-medial menisco-femoral ligament. This ligament helps to hold the horns of the menisci to the femur.
A sprain is never good news, but in my case it is. The sort of injury I suffered could have and probably should have resulted in an ACL and medial meniscus tear.
So what does this all mean? Well, no 50 for me this winter. Today I managed to run 8 miles pain free, so I am healing well. I guess the rest of the winter and spring will have a few 10k races for me.
People often ask me if I'm afraid that all of the "things" (meaning sports) I do will wear-out my body. As I've established previously, exercise makes the body stronger--all parts of it. Furthermore, significantly more people die on the sofa than in the water or on the trail.
My advice to you: if you fall off of that horse, get back on it and ride the heck out of it!
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