I've been in the small mountain town of Quincy, California for five days waiting out a nasty case of chondromalacia patella. This is a common overuse injury affecting the knee. This has really stressed me out, since I'm way behind my trail friends and these town stays are expensive. I was hoping to return to the trail today (now with a knee brace and new trekking poles), but there's still some pain when I fully contract my leg and I'd hate to aggravate it. If it does get worse, I'll probably go to Reno by bus (several hours away), rent a car and take a week off. I'd have to adjust my trail schedule to skip 100 miles ahead, and do those miles later. This is a real test of patience. All I did was hike for about 10% longer per day for three days and boom, I could barely walk because my knee was killing me and swelling. There's a guideline in running that you shouldn't increase your mileage more than 10% per week. I should probably follow that from now on.
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