Concern

Today's 8-mile run was again tougher than I thought it would be. My right knee is still tender and has that feeling that one good tweak will send me writhing to the ground. Today it was around 70 degrees and a lot of people were out running. It was probably the highest number of other runners I've ever seen around here. I passed one lady and shouted out I was going to pass her on the left. She seemed surprised because people generally don't do that around here. I told her I just wanted to warn her and she was okay, but it's funny because etiquette of that type doesn't happen in these parts. I did get chicked early on in my run, and a lady pushing a stroller on the other side of the road was pacing me, but I was still warming up. At least that's what I was telling myself.

Back to the knee. I never stopped and walked because of it, but I was conscious of it for most of the time. I did walk a few times, once on a downhill that I was afraid would be painful on my knee and the other on a long uphill where I was worn out. This is one of those cases where I don't feel like I'm in imminent danger or hurting myself long-term. This week the plan is 6 miles on Monday, 5 on Tuesday, and 3 on Wednesday. I'm going to adapt that to maybe 4 on Monday, 5 on Tuesday, and we'll see if I run on Wednesday or not. Then it's three days of no running until the race on Sunday. I know I can make it for 13.1 miles, but I want it to be as pain-free as possible. I think some time off of it will make that possible.