I've had an injury with my knee (Tendonitis I have been told) since the middle of track season. I finished out the season, and took two months off. I have started back, and have run about 8 miles a week, but it still hurts. I do all the therapy, take Ibuprofen, Ice, do all I need to to get better, and it is a little better, but still painful. Advice? Work through it? More time off? Surgery? What to do?
I'd take a guess that you need stronger quads. Throw in some easy cycling for a couple of weeks, followed by some lunges once you build up some initial strength.
I have patella-femoral disorder, where if i piss it off too much doing something, it goes nuts for a couple months. It happened in january, and i wasnt running until march, and not running 60 mpw until may-june. This is about the third case ive had. SO, i am finally getting smarter with it and when i sense even the slightest soreness or oddity, i finish up the run and ice up, take some vitamins and iboprofen and take it day to day. If it needs a day or two off now, better than 8 weeks down the road.
If you do have tendonitis, i imagine it is a similar problem. Be smart, come back slow and with low mileage. Its now august and ive been at 70+ mpw for the last month. It takes a while, but you have to play the cards you are dealt in the best way that you can.