Knee injury but making a comeback

It has been a few weeks since I truly ran. My training routine has been bogged down by this receent injury that has literally stopped me from running. The injury wasn't sustained at the PBIM, but it was sustained AFTER PBIM. Probably this is the only regret that I have from not being able to run now

Sometimes, I just feel that it is painful for me to climb 1 flight of stairs. Even running 5km is difficult for me nowadays. I used to be able to run 19km in one morning without much of a problem. Now, seems like 3km a day is already considered a feat.

I was running yesterday in Teluk Intan where I normally run. After around 3km (which is the distance of the entire course), I stopped running for fear of hurting my knee too much. It wasn't perfectly fine and I was feeling mild soreness. Today, I had mild muscle soreness in my thighs. This is how far backwards I've moved since completing the PBIM in 4 hours 33 minutes.

Even so, I am determined to continue running in marathons. The next one should be Energizer Night Race (apparently in Sepang). I was told about this by my friend who ran her first 10km in Energizer this year. The early bird registration deadline is 31 January 2011. Until then, I have another 1 month to get myself into good condition before I register. And when I register, there's no turning back.

From now until then, I shall have a very busy month in January:
1st weekend: should be out partying with friends from University
2nd weekend: District Rotaract Conference
3rd weekend: Cousin's wedding in Kluang
4th weekend: Futsal competition organized by SJBAYS
5th weekend: TBC

In the mean time, I hope I'm able to recover from this recent bout of knee injury. Hope my recovery will be fast enough to allow me to run in Energizer Night Race. I shall remain optimistic