diesel and oil levels

Living on the edge of uncertainty is not something Manuel Roca is fond of. He likes knowing that things he has planned can go ahead without impeding circumstances hindering the way. Unfortunately, for the last two days he has been unsure whether his holiday plans will stick to the program he had prepared. It will all depend on his left knee that, at the moment, is still painful. Yesterday he put some ice on it and before going to bed he rubbed some gel resulting in a less painful knee this morning. It might only be an impression and for that reason Manuel Roca is quite concerned. Effectively, the pain has not gone away and until the very moment the knee will be ache free, Manuel Roca cannot be sure of anything. He decided anyway that he will go to Pecol and see what happens once he is there. Of course he will not run the risk to start the race with a knee liable to stop functioning properly after a while. Running that risk would also imply the possibility of not being able to pedal next week in Italy. That would be a real shame since Manuel Roca has been looking forward to this for a long time.
In his head he is trying to picture out the reasons that led to this default. He is pretty sure that he was simply overdoing and that his left knee could not cope with it any longer. There were not any hints informing Manuel Roca in advance about what was going on and therefore not much could be done to avoid it. Human body is not like a car that tells the owner about diesel and oil levels at all time. Body can shut down at any moment if it has not been utilized properly or if it has been exploited. This is a matter of fact and Manuel Roca will need to learn from this experience in order not to incur another time in the same problem. He wanders now whether he should have not given to his body more time to recover between training sessions. Too late.