Knee Pain is back (Right knee)

This month marks the 12th month of the knee injury. I've been under supervision of a physiotherapist for a while and things are looking good. Progress is slow, but steady.

During the start of this month, the knee pain went away and I was finally pain-free after a year. However the pain came back and now I'm slightly on edge.

Knee Pain (Left knee)

This knee is supposed to be my good knee. However over the last weekend, I went on a BIG hike (Kumara-parvatha). I wanted this trip to be a sort-of "control-check" for my BMC; hence I carried a 10-kilo pack. This was a big mistake. Not only was I not able to complete the full trek, I also managed to get an overuse-injury on the left knee.

By the end of the trek, I was limping. I was extremely scared that I had completely destroyed my knee and my chances of getting an A in the BMC. However, the pain went away after 10 mins of icing. This tells me that it is not something serious. However I need to build capacity to walk long distances with load.

The last time I hikes this route, I was very strong. I am trying to re-create this ever since.

Running and Rucking

My physio finally has cleared me to run 5k (only if there is no pain). I am taking a break for 2 weeks and post that I will start my running agian.

I will also incorporate stairs in my rucking routine. Currently I can walk 5k in an hour with a 20-kilo backpack, however this route has no stairs. I will incorporate atleast 100 stairs (up and down) into my routine.

Zig and Protohackers

In the last entry I spoke about how I am attempting to learn Zig and go through the Proto-hackers challenges. That has taken a backseat as I have a lot of things on my plate.

Operating Systems: Three Easy Pieces

I am part of a book club that is going through the OSTEP book. For some reason I got to be the chapter leader for week 2 as someone else was sick. This was very fun and I enjoyed the experience thoroughly.

I am taking notes for each chapter that we are reading. I will clean them up and publish them soon.