I put in four miles this morning before work. It was the longest pre-work solo run I have done thus far during training. The moon was beautiful, it's not quite full but it was still bright enough with a slight cloud border to make the run serene and light. My knee is still super gravelly, … Continue reading Four miles before work
Naked knee running
Epsom salt baths are the bees knees. I took one last night as a last resort for my gravelly knee-low and behold this morning I had minimal pain. As a result I decided to take my knee out for a spin, naked. Well my knee was naked, I was wearing clothes. It was a pretty … Continue reading Naked knee running
Ouch
So apparently my running yesterday did result in some minor Monday morning discomfort. Initially I had thought that I would go for a gentle longer run on my day off. I would get up early and head out, instead my knee was a bit more uncomfortable. Not wanting to push the level of discomfort to … Continue reading Ouch
Five in under an hour
The gravelly knee still persists, but it seems slightly better today. It still makes some wretched sounds when I bend it. And it seems to track a little oddly. That being said, there is no pain when I manipulate it. I'm thinking that I have either arthritis (despite one of the church lady's assertion that … Continue reading Five in under an hour
No running but a clean house
My knee was about the same today, still gravely and creaky. But at least I ended up getting the house super clean. I started the morning off with breakfast at iHop with my mom. It was a good morning for discussion and pancakes. We spent a few hours together and it seemed to help air … Continue reading No running but a clean house
Rest day with knee pain
UGH! I finally got my back squared away and I woke up this morning with a sore left knee. It started out not horrible, just a little sore. Advil and water were the diet of the day. I walked at lunch and it didn't seem too awful. In fact I seem to get some relief … Continue reading Rest day with knee pain
Mixing it up
I revisited the Thursday run tonight. I wasn't 100% sure how it would go or really how I would react if things get acrimonious. However I was pleasantly surprised to learn that Marilyn would be there. This would be Marilyn's first Thursday run with the group. Also, our occasional running partner Annalette would also be … Continue reading Mixing it up
The fastest ever, if only in my head
These mid-week longer distances runs are becoming a bit of a challenge. I can't get them done before work, unless I choose to get up at 3:00 am. And getting them done after work presents the issues of being tired and being out longer than expected. The Wednesday run is always the challenge of balancing … Continue reading The fastest ever, if only in my head
It hurts…
Oh god, everything hurts today. Yesterday I had some slight discomfort in my glutes but today I have pain in my glutes and my quads. They always say that two days out is usually the worst and I would agree. Add on top of that I got up and ran this morning. I didn't want … Continue reading It hurts…
Sluggish
I felt so incredibly sluggish today. I had no desire to do much but slowly walk about the office. I did put in a few laps at lunch but other than that I was fairly sedentary. It was known around the office that I was going to be doing the 10-miler yesterday, I got a … Continue reading Sluggish
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