back with a vengeance

I did my "recovery" run yesterday.

A recovery run from my "2.5 mile easy does it" run that turned into an "all I could handle run".

The good news: knee didn't act up the next day from it, so it seemed logical to try another short run, this time trying to keep my pace in check.

So I did the same loop. My time was almost identical, but this time I was consistent and I felt much better. The knee is doing alright so far. I remain hopeful, but since I just ran more Friday and Sunday than I did in the month of February (though it is a short month), I'll have to see if it proved to be too much.

But for now I am back. And thank you all for your well wishes!

P.S. Yes I am still a dork and have too much time on my hands. Just wait until my mileage gets back to where it was...

scratch

Yep, that's where I am.

That is where I am starting from.

I took my first run in 5 weeks.

That's right, 5 weeks.

It isn't to say that I have been doing nothing, just nothing relating to running, or exercise in general. Work has been my life, so to speak, for over a month. I left work at 4:00 yesterday because I was tired and already had 60+ hours in for the week, but also because it was in the 60's and sunny and I felt the need for a run.

I got home and changed and was out the door. I started my run too fast - no surprise there. I wanted to take it easy, go slow and just see how my knee would feel and how I would feel. It wasn't until the first mile that I felt spent. I checked my pace - 8:46... way too fast. I was glad to see I still had some speed, but that was not what I had planned. The second mile was slower at 9:03, and the last half mile was at 9:46. I was tiring quickly and probably couldn't have done any more than 3 miles total, so I just kept my run to the 2.5 mile loop in my neighborhood.

I have found that I am not even close to the shape I was in 3-4 months ago... so here I am starting from scratch. So far the knee is feeling fine. I am going to try to go for another run on Sunday, but I don't want to jump right back into running too quickly. If the knee is good, then I'll try for 3 miles - at a much slower pace this time. Until then, happy running to all...

no news is good news?

Um, probably not in my case...

I have not run in a week.

I had intended to run this weekend, but I was tired, I was busy and, frankly, I just was not motivated, although it was relatively warm (at least compared to the last two weekends I have run outside).

This week looks less busy and less stressful at work, so we'll see. It will also depend on my knee. It was acting up yesterday when I would walk. Still a bit problematic this morning. Not sure what is going on, but something is not right. I may need another trip to the doctor... yuck.

I hope to be able to report on some actual running some time soon - perhaps a series of runs. It really bothers me that I am not training for anything - not a marathon and not the Indy Mini Marathon - my usual spring race. I am out of sync with my life and just need to get things back to normal in some way...