Swim, bike and run?!?!

That's right! For the first time since July 12th, I was given the okay to run up to 30min with my kneecap taped up and aligned properly to see how it felt. Let's just say that I am almost 99.9% certain I will be only bike racing next year :(

The first 20min were absolutely awesome with no pain and I surprisingly felt great. However, it quickly went downhill from there. At 21min my knee got super tight and at 25min I was in total agony. Same shooting pain I have been getting since the beginning of January. Ugh. I tried really hard to compose myself but after attempting to bike and swim later in the day and almost having to quit both because of the horrid pain, I got super frustrated. I have been swimming and riding like no one's business for the past 2 months and haven't had any issues. How is it that one short jog can completely destroy me like this? I'm definitely not giving up and I will get to the bottom of it, but after a good chat with the coach, a focused direction in road cycling and mountain biking is looking like a more realistic approach for 2010!