collateral damage

i've had to ease back on the training for the past couple of days. i've strained the collateral tendon in my knee and it hurts if i run too much on it, hence the title. i think there may be some damage to the patella tendon as well. for those of you that don't know the collateral tendon is the one on the in side of of the knee while the patella tendon is the one that runs accross the knee cap. whilst i can manage a steady 4 or 5 miles on it any thing hard is just out of the question but hopefully i can be fit for the clevedon midsummer 10k on tuesday night. i have absolutely no idea how fit i am but i would like to think i could break 40 minutes. pretty pathetic really but i have no right to expect any thing good if i haven't done any proper speed endurance work for 6 months apart from the odd tempo run. i was planning on doing a 13 miler tonight but the dual effects of dehydration and the race on tuesday night and the minor niggle i'm carrying at the minute meant that common sense prevailed at least until next week when i will start to build up the miles in preparation for marathon training. let you all know how it goes