10K indoors again

Plan was 12K , 4@5:12, 4@5:00 and then 4@4:38 but it didn't quiet work out that way! Just short of 9K I had to go, bad. Decided to cut it short and end at 10K , did 4@5:12, 4@5:00 , 1@4:38 then 1@4:00 ... ended a little under the 50min mark!

Treadmill wasn't so bad, the gym has a 40 some odd inch LCD TV and a good stereo so I brought in a folder of concert DVDs. Today I rocked to a Doobie Brothers performance at Wolftrap! It was better then staring at the walls! Think I have found a new way of entertaining myself indoors... good thing its a long winter.

7.5K indoors...not as planned !

Little run on the good old tread mill. I was was really enjoying being indoors and had intended on running more then 7.5K. At 5K I had to go , made a quick stop ... started and then at 7.5K I had the same issue...OK I am done! I will try again tomorrow.

10k on the road again!

Another dull damp fall day here in Grey County. Temps at 6C with overcast, occasional rain shower and a lite breeze...Perfect day for a run I would say! So off I went all comfy in my shell. The route I took today consisted of 50% gravel Road, 40% Tractor Trails and 10% Trail. Right Knee was better but still not 100% . Last week Wed it was 50%, Sat it was 70% and today it was 90% . Opened it up after 7K, knee felt good and ran a bit at a 5:00 to 4:30 pace. At 8+k the pain came back a bit but not nearly as bad as before. I am still not ready to go longer yet and wont until I can run a 10K without pain. Working the night shift for the next 7 days so I suspect that I will be taking it indoors , maybe better for the Knee anyway.

Blog visits in 2008

Picture says it all , here are all the folks that read this blog so far in 2008! I think its pretty cool because I really believed that this would only be of interest to me ...kinda like a diary that you never loosse!

10K today , getting better!

10K on the road today at a 5:30 pace. Made it to the 7K point then the knee started up again. Managed to run through it but I took it real easy on the hills. Its OK after the run but I know that I am not up to any distance yet. Think I will continue with the 10K distance until I run pain free , will wait until Monday to run again! The weather was 8C , Wind , Cloud and a bit of rain , rather nice day for a run! I was really comfortable , compression shirt / shell and running pants topped off with a running cap...... what rain?

Vulture Bait Pictures...

10K on the road today

Its 4 days since the 50K at Vulture Bait and I was ready for a
run. Beautiful day , Sun , Crisp 3C with a stiff breeze from the North. For the first time since spring I wore running pants. No particular goal to day , just follow what ever the body wanted to do. Normally I go out a little faster for these "short" runs. First 6.4K was uneventful then WHAM , my right knee started to hurt!
After Vulture Bait it was really really sore up until today. The problems started after a 600 meter trail section with a 20m up and then down. Its a rough trail with lots of erosion but I was real careful today. For the next 4K I would run easy , when it hurt I would walk it off then back to running again. Walked the last K in its entirety. Not sure whats up but I will back off for a couple of days and not run until the weekend. Other then the knee I felt pretty good.