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After extensive google research, I'm think I've got patellar tendonitis. I love how easy self-diagnosis has become with the internet. It saves a lot of money, and you get to learn how to say cool things... that really only mean... "sore knee".

So, my knee has been hurting me the past few days. Nothing major, just some pain that I've never had before. It looks like the best things to do are:

-rest
-take Motrin
-ice my knee
-and stretch

My favorite advice found on mayoclinic.com, "don't try and work through the pain, it will only make it worse". That's exactly what I had planned on doing. But now, I get to take a break, eat some ice cream, and watch a few Office episodes when I should be training.

Okay, not really. I'll just be doing some lower impact type activities for the next few days and see how it goes. I'll see how the elliptical feels, and if that's a no go, try swimming.

I did workout today, before I diagnosed my "sore knee". Here's the stats:

Distance: 11 miles
Time: 57 minutes
Pace: 11:57 mph

The first two miles we were just riding around waiting for light... then we hit it pretty hard. Think we'll be investing in some bike lights.