Today was a rest a day. Shocker given the title of the blog. I did walk at lunch today but other than that I was pretty stationary. My knee is doing ok. There is occasional cracking but nothing horrible like I have been experiencing. I am in hopes that the icing and Advil have helped … Continue reading Rest Day Monday
The frustration continues
Once again I slept through the alarm. Once again my knee is bothering me....no issues with my eyelashes. (See yesterdays blog for this reference) The pain was pretty bad today, bad enough that I had to bring out my hinged knee brace and wear it to the office. I felt immediate relief once I put … Continue reading The frustration continues
Frustrated
I woke up today with a super sore knee. And was incredibly exhausted. I was so exhausted that I literally slept through my alarms. It's just an incredibly frustrating feeling. I think the level of exhaustion also plays into the frustration and makes it worse. I think my inability to maintain my training rhythm due … Continue reading Frustrated
Friday blues
Friday should be a happy day. End of the work week but I am frustrated and worried about the missed miles this week. I am trying not to beat myself up too horribly but am struggling as the knee issue has dragged on, seemed better and then reared its head again. My knee was better … Continue reading Friday blues
No Thursday Run
I woke up this morning with a swollen knee. On a scale of one to ten the pain was about a three. Not horrible. Totally manageable. But I had some visible puffiness around my knee cap. I decided that it be best to forego my usual Thursday group run. I feel as if I have … Continue reading No Thursday Run
Non-naked knee
No naked knee this morning-but there was running. I was scheduled for five miles but did three. Just to get myself back in the swing of things. The brace helped quite a bit and the Mumford & Sons kept me moving along. It was my fastest three mile run but I still managed to do … Continue reading Non-naked knee
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