Rest, cycle or walk it off?

RonanP77

I ran 10k in training yesterday for the 1st time and ended up with a little niggle in my left knee. This morning I got up and it's pretty sore.

Sunday is the only day I cycle because I run the rest of the week and need a few recovery days too. Fitness wise I feel like I'm perfectly capable of cycling 50k-ish today so the only thing stopping me is my knee.

Should I rest it, go for a gentle walk or cycle anyway? Maybe cycling won't affect my knee too much? It's at the back of the knee.

quozl

I'd be inclined to try a very flat, high cadence gentle spin and to make sure that I'm not going too far from home in case it starts acting up.

If it started hurting I'd stop.

RonanP77

I had intended heading up the mountain today. It's a very small mountain. That certainly doesn't seem like a great idea now.

Beasty

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