Let's Walk Four

The right knee has been sore for the last week. I decided it was best to let it rest. This morning was the first time it hasn't been been noticeably painful. Even though we're under coronavirus lockdown around the world it doesn't mean I can't go outside. Plus it was cloudy and a little breezy. I still went 4 miles and the knee felt good all the way. Strangely enough, my left knee is barking a little, but that's probably because of compensating the last few weeks for the other one. I'm hopeful that maybe by end of the week I can test it out on a run.

Bracing the Knee

It wasn't exactly a knee brace, but I did get a compression sleeve for my right knee and wore it on today's walk. I feel like it helped during the 3 mile outing. When I walked on Tuesday I had to turn around earlier than planned because of pain. Today I went the whole way with just the dull ache. Of course, I'm not sure if that's the two days of rest or the sleeve. Either way I was glad to get out and walk for almost 50 minutes.

Walk, Don't Run

Spent the last five days in New Mexico (didn't run but ate a lot of good food) and today was my first day to exercise. I tweaked my right knee on my last jump off a dune at White Sands on Saturday. Yesterday it stiffened up on the 11-hour car ride home. So today I thought I would give it a try but quickly determined it would be a walk and not a run. I managed a little over 2 miles. It felt bad a couple of times, which is why I turned around before getting to a mile away. The last mile or so felt okay. Until it feels better it seems I need to walk before I run.

Strong but Slow

I felt good today, kind of strong, but it was funny because my pace numbers were around the 10-minute mark. I guess feeling doesn't always translate into performance. That's okay, though. I wore my old shoes on Sunday's run, and then the newer ones today. I was trying to make sure I was striding correctly and staying sensitive to how my knees felt. Not sure yet that the feeling is good, and if that's the case then I'm going to ditch this pair of shoes. I stayed at 4 miles today, and that seemed to be the right distance as I come back from a couple of weeks off.

Back from Pain

The past several weeks were a bust. After my last run in mid-February my right knee has been sore. I kept thinking about running but waited it out. Got back this afternoon from my brother's memorial service in Georgia and immediately went out for a 4-miler. Honestly the pain was probably also from bad eating and drinking habits. Now that I'm back it's time to get back to being healthy and getting in the exercise. My sis-in-law and I were taking a picture with my sisters last night and both of us realized our guts didn't look good so we retook it. Even with sucking in my stomach I can see the marginal weight gain of the last couple of months. Today was the first step in that direction.