Knee up in ice...first 10k on Sunday...

leappleton

Hi all, I wondered if anyone can offer me some advice, I'm unsure whether to keep resting or train lightly...
Basically I tore my cruciate ligament in my knee playing netball about 3 years ago and it took 2 operations including a full ACL reconstruction with a graft from my hamstring to fix it. I've been pretty much back to normal for a year at least now, I run, I do insanity and am back playing netball. My knee is sometimes sore after a particularly hard session but nothing that bothers me.
However I landed awkwardly on Tuesday at netball with my leg dead straight and it jarred my knee backwards, I couldn't put weight on it for a few minutes and had to go off and get it up in ice. I spent all yesterday icing and resting as it was very sore to walk and it is much better today.
I am running my first 10k on Sunday and had some light runs and work outs planned for today and Friday. It is still not 100% but nowhere near as sore as yesterday and I'm unsure whether I should rest completely until Sunday or try a light run today or tomorrow?? Should I rest it or should I try and get it moving again before Sunday....?
Thanks

runninggirl1981

I'd say definitely still rest it today. Maybe see how it is tomorrow and come back and tell us and perhaps a light jog, but give it another day before making any decisions.

divinenanny

I'm no doctor, but when I had knee pain (nothing as serious as you) before my first 5K, I got the advice to rest. You know from training that you can do it, and a couple of days of rest won't change that. "When in doubt, wait it out". Better rest and have a better knee on race day, than a bum knee on all runs...

leappleton

Thanks both, I think you might be right with the waiting. I know I can do it but maybe it's more my head as I can't remember when I last went so many days with no work out!!