Monday (22): I did some stretching, weights, and riding the stationary bike at the gym. Trying to strengthen my glutes to see if it will help with this lateral knee pain.
Tuesday (23): Ran 6 miles to Bryan Johnson Park and back. Some pain but not nearly as bad as I expected. First time running with the wireless head phones.
Wednesday (24): Pretty busy day getting ready to leave for Michigan so I did not make it to the gym.
Thursday (25) - Sunday (28): I was in Michigan/Chicago. While we were pretty active walking, I decided to not exercise and see if that would help my knee heal.
The marathon I wanted to do on the Oregon Coast went virtual and I really don't want to do a virtual marathon. The other one I was looking at that same weekend is on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington which would be absolutely beautiful. It is like a five hour drive and I don't think I could get that Monday off work. The one I want to do is in North Bend, Washington. It has not been cancelled yet and they will make a decision on March 24th. I am hoping it does happen. If it doesn't I don't have a lot of options. I am ahead of schedule training wise so I decided to repeat Week #12. I figured it can't do any harm--it might actually do some good.
Monday (1): Lots of walking in Chicago
Tuesday (2): Rest. Very exhausted from travel.
Wednesday (3): Ran 6 miles. Some knee pain again. It's like with the rest nothing really changes and in some ways it gets worse because the muscles are being worked. The dynamic stretching before I run and the stretching afterwards helps. It makes a pretty big difference. On a pain scale with 1 being I don't feel any pain to 10 I can hardly run, I would rank it at a 5.
Thursday (4): Ran 6 miles. It was good run and there is knee pain again. It's not any worse but not better. It is not throughout the whole run. Running downhill triggers it. I would still rank it at a 5. I am slower and and struggling on the uphill but I think that is due to taking time off. I also had not drank enough. I was so thirsty after running I could hardly get enough water. I felt thirsty the rest of the day. I have done awesome staying away from soda but I have not been drinking enough water. I am wondering if I stay on top of it with the PT exercises everyday like when I trained for Arizona, I can keep the knee pain manageable. I think the next few weeks will determine that.
Friday (5): Biked 45 minutes and weights at the gym
Saturday (6): Ran 6 miles and 4 1/2 of that was with a friend. My knee pain was a 2 today. I think all the stretching yesterday helped significantly. I am also seriously thinking of doing the Willamette Valley Marathon here in Salem on May 23. It would put me right on schedule. I would not need to miss work or mess with travel. I could sleep in my own bed. Rob could watch me start and maybe watch me finish if church let out in time. If my knee gets worse, I can easily switch to the half or even 10K.
Sunday (7): Rest
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