fingers crossed

Knee watch – T-minus 4 days

After a couple days off and lots of icing and foam rolling, I couldn’t take any more; I had to know how my knee would feel on a run. I went out for a simple out and back…just 3 miles. It was slow and easy…and there was no pain so I’m cautiously optimistic!

So I’ll continue the ice, roll, rest, repeat dance for a couple more days along with another light run, just so my legs don’t forget what they’re suppose to be doing 🙂

It’s funny I felt like the first 11 weeks of this training flew by, while these final two weeks are moving at a slow crawl!

10k instead of 10 miles

Thank you to everyone who weighed in with advice and encouragement after my last post!

Despite the rest day yesterday and diligent icing and rolling, my left leg was not feeling fabulous this morning. As much as I wanted to get one more long run under my belt, I knew the smarter choice was to back off. So instead of 10 miles, I settled for a 10k.

During the first couple of miles, I seriously questioned being out there at all, but it got better around mile 3. Fairly uneventful on the whole, but my knee let me know that 6 was definitely enough for today. So I’ll take it!

Next up – more ice, rolling, and rest, along with my weekly pilates class tomorrow and I’ll try a couple more miles on Sunday.

Enjoy your weekend!