That is Not A Cramp

You learn something new every day. Last night my wife expressed her dismay with a giant bruise behind the inside of my left knee. I had no clue it was even there. Try looking at this part of your body sometime - it is practically impossible even with a mirror on the wall. I did relate to her that my left hamstring still hurts.

After a while I figured a way to take a look at it and sure as can be, there is a giant bruise on the back of my knee, going halfway up my thigh.

Remember that cramping during the duathlon? So sorry, I pulled my hamstring. The money:

Bruising: Small tears within the muscle cause bleeding and subsequent bruising. The bruise begins in the back of the thigh, and as time passes the bruise will pass down below the knee and often into the foot.

Well, that will put a damper on my training for a while. Bike only for me, or very light and slow running, if any running at all. No wonder I felt like crap in my MT test on Monday.

I still can't figure out why I pulled the hammy - maybe I was just going too fast too soon in the duathlon, with my strides too far apart. Oh well, at least I finished the race, probably the worst thing I could have done.

Funny - when I go back and read that duathlon post I was surprised that I cramped so soon and couldn't quite figure it out - that is because I didn't cramp. Duh.