I can not believe there are only 25 days left. WHAT happened to this year! How has training flown by? It was really cold this am when I was waiting for the bus so I got that instinctive bundle-up-its-winter feeling again. But its not! It's really not. It's almost summer. It's almost Hamptons house time. It's almost BBQ and beer pong time :)
I suppose the real reason that this all feels so fast is that I have only been running 1x a week. My patella tendon seems to be hanging in there now that it's relatively stabilized with this . It seems to be working hard at its little job of helping my knee because everything seems to be hanging tough. So, therefore I am back to 3 day a week running... obviously lighter and shorter distances but I intend to sub out tonights usual run with spin class (second time, thank you very much), Thursday I intend to run up to the reservoir, around 2x and back down. That should be about miles. On Saturday I'm running the Scotland run. That was the first run I ever ran last March 30th. The real reason I signed up was to honor my ex bf Alex who was running the Atlanta marathon that day. 10k seemed so long. I remember thinking 'if he can run a marathon, I can run 6 miles' I had never run that distance before. I had never contemplated running that distance before. I went in blind. I overdressed. I ran the race in a terrible 1:10:17 and I was really proud and really fought for that time. I remember being so out of breathe and so proud that I finished. I remember falling into a nap when I got home that pm. 10k sounded like a crap load of a run. It was my first time up Harlem Hill. Amazing what a year can do. Eric ran with me... he wanted to run the half marathon last October, but in typical little brother styel, didn't train and didn't run. Now here I am runing a marathon after a dedicated 5 months, and he probably wouldnt be able to beat his 10k time. It's a little sad to me, but I suppose it goes to show what hard work can accomplish.
Tonight, spin. Part deux.
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Even though a little bit colder today, I find this time of the year to be the most perfect running weather and I hope it lasts longer!
Patellar Tendonitis was exactly what I had about 5 years ago. That year was my lightest running year ever. I only got rid of it after doing several weeks of physical therapy (squats and other leg exercises/stretches) and ice, and then some follow up at the gym. Since then, I've always been able to notice the warning signs early and get rid of it with ice.
Glad the knee thing is working for you.
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