Beanz

After taking most of week off from running and riding the bike I tried the new brooks and ran 4 miles at 8 min pace.  My knee felt a lot better it could tell it bothered me just a bit but nothing compared to before.  I have been icing it, I guess the real test is to see how it is monday and tuesday after consecutive workouts on the road.

Today is going to be a really busy day so in keeping with trying to get out everyday I ran 2 miles early this morning in 15 minutes.  I strapped an ice bag around my knee on the way to work.  Knee feels aoubt 85% better.

Ran 3 miles 24 min this morning.  I think the knee will be a pain for the next several weeks, after the race on the 17th I might just take a little time to get it completely better.  For now I will keep icing.

Today we did the 5 miler around BDO again. I ran slower than last time by about a minute and a half. Knee hurt off and on for while but the biggest problem was around the 3 mile I was completely out of breath, I couldn't breath deeply anymore and my chest and lungs were on fire.

1 - 7:08

2 - 7:30

3 - 7:13

4 - 7:56

5 - 7:45

The first two miles were into the wind.

Just got 2 quick miles in before work, will do a little more tonight.

Ran 4 miles around the BDO time 28.54

1 - 6:41

2- 7:00

3- 7:18

4- 7:54

I really tried to stretch good before the run this time and the knee felt better.  It was windy on the 3 and 4 miles which I guess the time shows.  I hope to be able to start off a little slower and hold on to the pace on saturday.

This was my first race in about 10 years and it felt good to be out there again.  I ran in the relay and was chosen to run the first leg which didn't bother me any because it was downhill.  The weather was great I couldn't expect any better except I feel sorry for those who had to run past mile 7 becuase it started to get really hot. 

My goal was to run 49 min which I achieved so I feel good about that.  My splits were a little off and I wish I could have held a more even split time but overall I'm still happy.  My knee kept hurting off and on throughout the whole thing and my calfs tightened about mile 5.

1- 6:24

2- 7:06

3- 7:23

4- 6:59

5-6:36

6- 6:54

7- 7:01

Our overall time for the relay was 3:07, in the end it was a fun day.

I took a few days off after the race to ice and rest my knee in hopes it will feel better.  I ran 2 miles today just real slow and easy.  The knee I felt like was burning.  I think the next two weeks will be just nice and easy miles.

Another slow and easy two miles, nothing exciting.  Quads and calfs are still really tight. 18 min.

Went and saw the doctor last night, not much help, just said that it might be scar tissue rubbing from when I injured it before and that I should wear a band until it feels better.  So I wore one today and I think I was bugged more by the band than the knee.  Anyways just a real slow and easy pace nothing hard. 32min.

Ran the rocky mountain loop again, it is relatively flat but the roads are bowed a bit.  Still trying to run nice and easy and build mileage.  Time was 29:10 which was almost 3 minutes faster than saturday's run of the exact course, I didn't feel like I was pushing it at all, maybe my legs are starting to finally feel a little better from the race.  Knee bothered me a little.

Woke up late and the knee and quad were still hurting so I decided to throw the kids in the trailer and go for a bike ride.  It's a lot harder riding a bike when your pulling two kids.  Rode for 40 min with off and on sprints.

Oddly the pain has shifted, it does not hurt on the inner part of the knee as much but right about the knee on the inner side, like the quad is strained.  I don't get it.  So I'm continuing my easy runs. 3 miles easy a little windy and rainy this morning. Time 24:58.

No running today but I did walk 18 holes of golf, does that count?

Went to the doctors yesterday again and he said he isn't sure whats going on.  He said the ligaments are tight and the IT band but other than that everything is fine, so I will just continue to run slow and easy.  Did 5 miles this morning in 41 min.  The knee hurt off and on, made sure to stretch real good afterwards and iced.  Hopefully it gets better soon.