Pushing a Bit Too Hard

Week 2, Session 2 - 2 x 7 mins Kenyan Hills (5 miles)
              Session 3 - Recovery Run (3.5 miles)

Conditions for Thursday lunchtimes Kenyan Hills session were varied to say the least.  It was looking gorgeous outside when I looked out of the office window just before I went to get changed, so I was not impressed to see that it was chucking down with rain when I stepped outside to do my warm up.  A mile into the run I was battered by hail stones, but luckily the sun came back out again just in time for me to start my hill repeats.

I felt strong for the first few climbs and decents, but I think I may have been pushing the pace a bit too much, as I found the next couple much harder.  I took this on board during my 2 minute recovery jog and did the next 7 minute set 10 secs/mile slower than the first and felt much better throughout.  Next week I have 2 x 10 minute sets, so it'll be important to get the pace right for that if I don't want to burn out.

Friday was a rest day although I still cycled to and from work which acts as a good additional CV  workout, and I didn't feel any after affects from the previous days hill work.  In the evening I felt a slight twinge on the inside of my left knee (not the outside of the knee where I was having my problems previously), but I didn't think much of it and just thought it was one of those niggles that would go away by the morning. 

Unfortunately when I got up this morning I could still feel it.  It's not painful, but I can feel something is not quite right. In the afternoon I went for my 30 minute recovery run to see if I was going to be ok to do tomorrows long run, and I couldn't feel any soreness at all whilst running, just when I walk about . . . weird.

Tomorrow I am supposed to be doing an 11 miler, but I will 'listen to my knee' and reduce the distance if I get any soreness on the run.  I don't want a repeat of last years injury setback.