AM - Overall a bad run day all around. Very easy super icy run today. Normal route and a major heat wave at 40'F so I was expecting good trail conditions. I couldn't have been more wrong. The snow that was on the trail had turned to ice and was covered with a layer of water from the warmer weather which made it about as bad as it could get. On the dry sections we could move but then had to slow to almost a walk on the icy sections. To top things off the knee was terrible today. It was as bad or worse today than it has ever been. I have a regular doctor appointment later today and will probably get an MRI and then tomorrow I have an appointment with a Chiropractor/Sports PT. So between the two I hope to try and figure this knee thing out. I am a bit nervous about the MRI as I am hoping it is not something too serious. So a down day today in many ways.
Went to the doctor today. Had a good talk with him as we discussed running as he is planning on doing his first marathon at Ogden this year. I told him about the FRB as well and he said he would check it out. He also saw Spirit of The Marathon the other day. He was interested in trying to find others that get together and run as it showed on the movie. I told him we had runners of all abilities and I was sure he could find others to run with from the blog in the Provo area. Anyway he thinks it looks like a soft tissue issue which is what I kind of suspected as well. He ordered an MRI and also gve me some prescription strength Naproxin to try instead of my current Ibuprofin treatments. I will hopefully find out tomorrow when my MRI will be. From there depending on what it shows I will either be recommended to a Orhtopedic Surgeon for further consult or if nothing really shows then I will be recommended to a Physical Therapist for further evaluation. Either way I just want to know whats going on so I can try and fix it. Keeping my fingers crossed for a best case scenario. At least my Doc was somewhat into running which made things nicer. | 