Slowly training fast

The deadline is approaching fast. The first of july my first Tri race, the Øresund Challenge is due, and although is seems a comfortly 2½ month away, it is still critical, since my knee still isn't fully functional. The good news is, that my doctor, the x-raymachine at the local hospital and my physiotherapist has established, that it isn't some serious longterm disabling injury/damage like osteoarthritis.

I run twice a week and have used a heat-massagedevice on the back of my knee two to three times every day for a week, but the results haven't really been impressing. I concentrate now on stretching several times every day, and wearing knee braces while on the bike or running.

One thing that I've learned (the hard way!) to avoid at all cost while struggling with a runners knee, is soccer, baskeball and similar sports, where you suddenly accellerate or/and make jumps. These are killers for your knee and aggrevates the injury, so avoid these!

On the lighter side, all the bike-equipment, that i have collected for christmas and my birthday in january (all my wishes, was tri related) was mounted today on my racing bike. Thanks to the bike-expert in the family, aka my kid brother, i now am the proud owner of a tri bike, fully loaded with tri clip on bars, click pedals, bike computer, pro saddle bag and new non-puncture tyres (knock on wood!).

Even with the knee-situation and all, my spirit is still high. i bought the ticket for the race in july, and at the same time an insurance, so that if i'm prevented due to injury, my admission-fee isn't lost. So there's no pressure for me right now...if i make it there fine, but if i'm in doubt or don't feel that "i'm there", I will wait for 2013. But right now i want to participate more than ever and i  wil do anything i can to slowly advance as fast as i possibly can.