Shit.
Since I messed up and didn't run on Sunday, I tried to get back on track by doing a long run on Monday, followed by 5 easy miles on Tuesday and the a speed workout at the Chagrin Falls HS track on Wednesday. Big mistake.
It was a little above freezing with 1.5-2 inches of snow/slush on the track and I took 1.5 miles to warm-up. Plan was to do a Hanson Speed Workout comprised of 4 reps of 3/4 mile @ 5k pace followed by 1/4 mile jog and cool down. The warm-up was OK but I felt the tightness in my right knee. However, after each interval, the pain in my right knee increased and finally, on the last interval I stopped for fear I might do some real damage. In hindsight, I should have stopped earlier or not even started.
I walked a couple laps to try and cool-down and hope that the pain would subside but it only did so nominally. As I mentioned previously, I have been experiencing discomfort in my knee but it usually went away immediately after the run. This time, the pain has persisted for more than a day now and hurts whenever I extend my right leg, step down, or perform a lifting maneuver. It is a dull, general pain located near the bottom and slightly behind my knee cap. It is not tender to touch. I figure best case: patellar tendonitis, rest and recovery. Worst case, a meniscus injury. I'm going to rest it for a few days and see how it feels.
I've previously had issues with patellar tendonitis when I had a more pronounced heel strike so it makes sense that it would manifest itself again after changing my gait to compensate for my perception that the stress fracture was being re-activated. The knee pain only started after I started compensating in this manner so hopefully, I can let it heel a little bit, revert to my mid/forefoot strike and not get another stress fracture nor lose too much time from my training plan.
If it persists through tomorrow without improvement ,I'll make Ortho appointment. Grrr...
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