Since damaging my knee last week I have had to rest it quite extensively.

I have had a number of Physio sessions since then and we think that there is probably a small amount of cartilage damage.

The tests that the Physio does to test whether or not it is cartilage were all positive. Nothing but an MRI scan would really tell us what is going on, but I don’t have the time for that right now. I think that this has probably been a problem for me for at least 5 years.

I damaged my knee when I fell awkwardly a few years back and didn’t think much of it. Since doing it I have managed to play many sports with no issues but it appears that excessive loading such as running long distances (and then playing stupid games like table tennis) is too much for it.

However I am not ready to give up on the half marathon goal.

As I type this I am in my Gym on the bank holiday Monday here in the UK as my wife Sarah is still trying to stick to the plan.

So tomorrow I am going to try and do a light 30 minute cycle before trying a 3 mile easy run on Wednesday to see how it responds.

You can still see what I’m supposed to be doing by downloading your own Bristol half marathon programme **by clicking here**

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