After my first quasi-long run I knew I was in for it, especially since the knee was pretty sore towards the end of the workout. Thankfully, I started icing my knee right after the workout and did it pretty religiously for the rest of the day. For the rest of the day the knee was really sore. As always, the pain is located right on the outside of the knee and it gets a lot worse when walking down the stairs. Overall, it wasn't all that bad but I did have some problems sleeping that night since the discomfort woke me up every time I rolled over.
Monday started as I would have expected ... with the knee being sore as shit. Again, I knew I had to do everything that I could to cut the circle of inflammation so that I could get back on the road. My go to regimen is basically Aleve and ice. Over the course of the day I was able to ice another 5 or 6 times for 20 minutes per session. I really think that the ice helps out a lot and makes a huge difference in how quickly my knee recovers.
Thankfully, by Tuesday morning the knee was back to normal and I was good to go.
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