Only myself to blame.

[Irish-John]

Yep. Should not have run Tuesday with crook back.

Pain behind knee is pretty gruesome. No running for a while.

Walked briskly instead, good news is I can not only do that, it settled the old 'how much further do I go running vis a vis walking?"

Answer - 25 to 35 percent

Anyway, it feels very ignoble to be on the IC simply because I was a stubborn idiot and ran when I knew in my heart I was pushing it too far.

But - could be worse and learned a valuable lesson. I'm hoping a week or so will see me running much more sensibly.

😇

[Bluebirdrunner Graduate]

Aaw, thats a shame John 😐...hop up on the IC then. Someone will know the best way to recovery but I know it involves no running for a while.😯.

Take care and get better soon.😊x

We will all run for you for a bit...

[Irish-John Graduate in reply to Bluebirdrunner]

Thank you JCR

[Bluebirdrunner Graduate in reply to Irish-John]

Aaaargh.John its me jan-now-runs😐.

How could you😆😉

[Irish-John Graduate in reply to Bluebirdrunner]

I am so sorry, flipping autocorrect. 😠😠😠😠

You know you are THE Jan in my Rolodex

[Bluebirdrunner Graduate in reply to Irish-John]

Apology accepted..😊xx

[Irish-John Graduate in reply to Bluebirdrunner]

Whew! Thank God!

😀

[Bluebirdrunner Graduate in reply to Irish-John]

ROFL😉

[Irish-John Graduate in reply to Bluebirdrunner]

😘

[McFitty Graduate]

Why you no risten? 😂 Get thee well xxx

[Irish-John Graduate in reply to McFitty]

No gyre and gimbling for me for a while

[RunForestR Graduate in reply to Irish-John]

yes rest by the TumTum tree and shun the frumious Bandersnatch!

[Irish-John Graduate in reply to RunForestR]

Bandersnatch plays cards with us every Saturday - loves the the Mome Rath steaks...

[RunForestR Graduate in reply to Irish-John]

Yes but I assume he is not Frumious at the weekends.

[Irish-John Graduate in reply to RunForestR]

Nope - that's the Caterpillar when he's hit the Hookah a tad too enthusiastically 😵

[McFitty Graduate in reply to Irish-John]

Fear not..You will be back, vorpal sword in hand, whiffling through the Tulgey wood😊😆☺

[Irish-John Graduate in reply to McFitty]

That is exactly what I was on probation for last time.. 😟

[McFitty Graduate in reply to Irish-John]

😂😂😂

[Irish-John Graduate in reply to McFitty]

😋

[JaySeeSkinny Graduate in reply to Irish-John]

That damned Jabberwocky got you in the knee! Get well soon.

[Irish-John Graduate in reply to JaySeeSkinny]

It sure burbled though where I parked my vorpal sword LOL!

[Hidden]

Sorry to hear this IJ. Have you consulted someone about it? Might help to get a diagnosis and suggestions for treating now and avoiding in the future.

My advice? Have some cake....

[Irish-John Graduate in reply to Hidden]

Cake!! Capital idea!!! Sure beats the Humble Pie diet since finding out that while I may still be MAGNIFICENT!....Im not invincible 😔

Run a few ks for me HW until my return

[Hidden in reply to Irish-John]

Will do Eat some cake for me IJ

[Irish-John Graduate in reply to Hidden]

Bailey's Irish Cream cake acceptable to you? If so, triple helping

[Hidden in reply to Irish-John]

Fabulous idea

This will mean I'll have to run 10k to justify your cake consumption

[Irish-John Graduate in reply to Hidden]

.....erm...ever thought of a full Marathon over the next week? It's quite a cake I have here....😬

[Polly2810 Graduate]

Speedy recovery!!! Hindsight is a wonderful thing eh? I've had my fair share of those moments!!

[Irish-John Graduate in reply to Polly2810]

I bloody knew I was running too long.... but was so caught up in it....

No fool like a careless fool. But, lesson learned! 🙂

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

"Mistakes are the stepping stones to wisdom"

Heal quickly, silly, lovely man x

[Irish-John Graduate in reply to Oldfloss]

I can't run....but thank God I still have my good looks? 😂😂😂

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate in reply to Irish-John]

You do... you charmer you!

[Irish-John Graduate in reply to Oldfloss]

That's what all the girls say....until they actually meet me 😂😂😂

[aliboo70 in reply to Oldfloss]

That's a good name for him floss!! 😊Get well soon silly lovely Irish John!

You are still a star even when walking!😆hope you have a restful weekend enjoy the cake! Xxx

[Irish-John Graduate in reply to aliboo70]

...I'm glad I'm not "Uganda Tommy"..... 😂😂😂😂😂

[Irish-John Graduate in reply to Irish-John]

( think initials )

[Jododds]

Get well soon Irish John

[Irish-John Graduate in reply to Jododds]

Thank you JD

[quirkybee Graduate]

Ooh. Poor you, get well soon Roly, that must be so painful 😕

[Irish-John Graduate in reply to quirkybee]

It only hurts when I laugh...so gotta quit watching Congress as well as running for a while

Seriously though, thank you QB

[Decker]

Well that's no fun. As you say it could be worse so give yourself some time to heal up.

[Irish-John Graduate in reply to Decker]

It's probably saved me from being even more stupid down the line and ending up much worse so definitely could be worse. Y'all will have to run for me for a while but I ll be back soon enough

[Decker in reply to Irish-John]

Will do and enjoy your cake!

[Irish-John Graduate in reply to Decker]

Oooh I will !

[Nozza03 Graduate]

Sorry to hear this John, hope you make a full recovery soon 😘

[Irish-John Graduate in reply to Nozza03]

Thank you Nozza - am here with back brace, knee stabilizer, cold packs and dubious pharmaceutical products.

Hopefully maybe only for a few days .....before running though this was pretty much how it was far too often.

[Nozza03 Graduate]

Did someone mention CAKE 🎂??

[Irish-John Graduate in reply to Nozza03]

Not only cake - but Bailey's Irish Cream cake!

[Mummycav Administrator Graduate]

Oh Irish-John...im sad for you..I know you'll miss running while you're on the ic...& we'll miss you... but if you stay on the ic for a bit you'll be back in no time....xx sending a virtual get well very soon hug x

[Irish-John Graduate in reply to Mummycav]

Thank you

[61trying Graduate]

Sounds painful. A week's not a long time so take it easy get well and listen to your body.

[61trying Graduate]

Sounds really painful. Rest up and start slowly. A week will soon pass

[Irish-John Graduate in reply to 61trying]

Hopefully just a week Will be such a nice run when I do get back out - will certainly appreciate it all the more for having not been able to for however long

[Slinkymalinki Graduate]

Sorry to hear you're on the IC. Am intrigued by Baileys Irish Cream cake - is it of the sponge variety? I feel an urgent need to bake! Hope you're back running soon.

[Irish-John Graduate in reply to Slinkymalinki]

It's kind of spongy. I'm assured though it's non- alcoholic as the baking process evaporates the Proof.

On my wilder days, we would just have a bottle of Bailey's in one hand and a sponge finger in the other and who needs an Oven anyway! LOL

[Vixen67 Graduate]

Change cake to cheesecake add the baileys add some chocolate sprinkles hmmmm the demon that made me start this malarkey in the first place lol .... resist the cake I say 🤦🏼‍♀️🐶🏃🏼‍♀️

[Irish-John Graduate in reply to Vixen67]

Cheesecake.....the Meth of the cake world....😀

[LouIselsqy Graduate]

We're all learning and from each other. I read something enlightening recently and I like it .

" we don't lose, we either win or learn"

😊. Hope you recover really well.

[Irish-John Graduate in reply to LouIselsqy]

Thank you A LOT better today so here's hoping...

[Mummycav Administrator Graduate]

☹️ meh