Doctor’s Orders after Premiärmilen,

It’s almost 3 weeks now since Premiärmilen, my second attempt to run a 10k race.

Unlike the last race where the weather was extremely nice, this time it was around 5^oC and quickly plummeting – typical weather condition in March. After running a tenth of the race I decided it was better to limp one kilometer back to the start line than continue nine kilometers ahead.

Just 14 months after taking on this running gig
and I am wondering if I should hang up my running shoes
and take a bow (bad knee)

I found myself in a situation where my knee was painfully stiff and making it rather impossible for me to run. Even the walk back to the start line was excruciating.

This knee only acts up when I least need that kind of trouble. I had started to think it was all in my head when it swelled up a few days later so I went to get it checked up. After twisting, lifting and bending my leg, the doctor decided he couldn’t see anything wrong and recommended I use the ellipse machine instead of running.

I was far from satisfied with that response so I kept arguing, trying to convince him of how bad it was but my words were falling on deaf ears. When he offered to write a prescription for an over-the-counter pain-relieving gel, I understood he was looking to get rid of me.

A few weeks later I checked the pharmacy (just for the heck of it) and there was no such prescription for me to pick up so I think I was right; the good doctor was just trying to get rid of me. However, I wasn’t looking for drugs in the first place; I just wanted to get a diagnosis, to find out how to go about getting better and whether I should continue running or not.

I am over the incident now but the anger lingered on for a good while after that hospital visit.