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August 5, 2004
Transitions
My husband, Matt, and I also are literally in transition right now as we have moved out of Washington, D.C. and are waiting for our stuff to be dropped off at our new place in Somerville, MA. Lucky for us, we have both family and a wedding in New York this weekend, so it's a good place to wait for the call from the movers.
But being in my hometown in NY is hard in terms of running right now. Usually I love it, because it's hilly and I am only a 20 minute drive from Rockefeller, the park where Khalid Kannouchi is rumored to train, but because I am just returning to running, it's not the easiest place to be. Yesterday was a non-running day for me (I'm trying out the 2 days on/1 day off schedule to ease back into things) so I worked out hard on the elliptical in the morning for an hour, then biked and swam in the afternoon a bit. My parents just got new bikes and were eager to show me the bike path in my town that they "discovered." (I didn't tell them I was running on that path in high school before it was paved and marked with mile markers.)
This morning I did a 55 minute run with about 6 walking minutes interspersed in there. I'm SO slow right now that it feels awkward running. I tried to run through my injury (back of the knee thing) for awhile, so I got used to favoring my good leg, and even now it is hard to run with a normal stride. I find that it takes me almost 30 minutes to get into a good rhythm these days. Today I felt okay cardio-wise, but the inside of my knee (not previously part of the injury) is bothering me. Not enough to stop running, but I wonder if I am doing too much too soon already. I'm icing as I write this and hopefully that will help. I just want to feel normal again!
As many of my co-bloggers have noted, the weather on the east coast is AWESOME! I wish I was doing long runs right now because it would be a treat without the humidity. I look forward to fall all year--especially during the summers in Washington--so this preview makes me so happy!
Posted by becky at August 5, 2004 11:45 PM
Comments
I also have a knee injury (inside of my knee). Turns out that I have a lot of tight muscles in my leg, including my quad which meets your knee.
Posted by: csk at August 6, 2004 12:55 PM
Great site, Becky! I love the graphic! It is a rare non-humid day in DC today. I actually have the AC off and the windows open. Good luck with the x-training.
Posted by: Liz at August 6, 2004 1:35 PM