I have had a knee issue since February but the knee got better and better up til beginning of May.
Did my first swimrun training which was pure running and some intervals, it felt good. So then it was time for the second swimrun training where I did a exercise that made my knee upset beginning of May.
Could run shorter distances, swim and bike and during the summer I made a decision to stop running long so I would be able to do Torekov Swimrun which consists of 18.5K total running and 4.5K swimming.
Decided to visit a physiotherapist who now thinks that I have a overworked meniscus.
So I got two exercises that I have to do every day, allowed to bike long, swim but run shorter distances.
During Torekov Swimrun the running was working, best running in a while but I throw in the towel because of security reasons because the waves were too tough.
Knee was a bit upset after the swimrun but not too bad.
So last week I ran twice, first time I was fine but the distance was too short so on the second run I increased the distance but the dirt roads were too much for my knee.
This week I have been at the gym twice as I should, swam twice, biked 39K which is my new long run and now today I had decided to do my first trail run out in the woods at Frostavallen, just the green marker which is 10K.
The focus now is to get on track with my knee so running is rehabiliation. I had decided to not run on hard dirt roads.
I need this hilly training even if it is shorter than normal when biking will be my new long run. Because I have not run any longer trail runs I have gained weight so it felt great that I could run up the hills, the knee did not protest.
I will run slower and avoid running on asphalt and hard dirt roads til my knee feels better.
My knee does not feel sore after today’s trail run.