Ran in Holladay with my brother Daniel. Left knee didn't hurt on this run. I'm wondering if all the hills I've been running lately are causing the slight pain. Ice and rolling.
I'm going to skip the Crack of Dawn this Saturday as I'm sure it's not wise to run close to 5:15 pace down the Millcreek Canyon for 5 miles. It is a very fun race and I plan on returning to see if I can lower my time from 2011.
As for now, my goal is to run 25-30 miles a week for 2 weeks and see how I feel. If all is well I will bump it to 40 and repeat the slow increase. I'd like to be able to have a 10 week training cycle before the Big Cottonwood Canyon Marathon. If I can't stay injury free I'll be giving my entry away.
I feel that my cardiovascular system is ready to go but my legs won't cooperate. I've started doing some lunges and leg extensions to help. I do squats too but my form is horrible due to my slight anterior pelvic tilt and mild kyphosis. My posture sucks due to too much sitting at work and me being lazy and not sitting up properly throughout the day.
On the bright side, I'm more flexible now than I have been in a long time and my weight is improving too.
Any suggestions on how to strengthen my chicken legs would be appreciated.
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