Training With Injuries... No Fun

It happens to all of us, sometime in life. An Injury. But what to do if you have been training so hard and all of a sudden pain is distracting you...?

You bet, exactly what happened to me 2-3 weeks ago. I have been for a longer 12k run on the stupid concrete street. Actually I can run wherever I like and don't have any problems afterwards. Not this time.

Already during my run, I felt a slight pain in my knee. But kept going as it was not too bad. 


After some stretching I went to my car and drove home. I felt some pain but not that much.
Next morning I woke up and my knee did hurt quite a lot, always when I was bending the leg. 
It was monday morning and I went to work, but had felt quite some pain when moving... 

Change of Training

I hate it to be distracted from my training, so I decided not to leave the knee heal but steadily train on, on soft ground... 

Two days later I went to the gym and made a short 5k run, with not to much intensity. At the beginning I hardly felt my knee, at 3k's it started hurting again. 

I although made a 5.1k. The next two days I paused again and then went on a run again, rather short again, again pain... This I have now done for another 3 times...

So far, so good, the pain always comes but it's not too bad. I tried to also change my training now and also went for a soccer game instead of running. Tomorrow I will make some weight lifting and make some lifting with my legs, just to train other muscles more and to not overcompensate others. 

What I want to say is, sure there might be moments where a further training is not possible, but from my experience, it is not such a good idea to stop the training completely. It might be better to shift the training for a while, take the running workout back and focus on other areas that do not effect the
injury in a negative way.

So, don't be frustrated if it happens, but keep momentum and make a shift in your training.

Be aware I am not a doctor and I can just suggest things from my experience.
If you are not too familiar with your body and about what works and what doesn't, definitely consider to visit a doctor, because injuries can be severe as well and a proper examination is a necessity.

And don't forget to always warm up before training, this can avoid injuries. And with warming up we mean, 10-15 min, in which you are starting to sweat... It's your health.