A clydesdale no more!

Left knee is a real problem.  I'm going to wait until this afternoon and see if it feels better and attempt a run then.

Just out of curiosity, if I have a stabbing pain on the inside of my knee that makes it difficult to walk, is it alright if I don't run today?  Part of me thinks that it will warm up and feel good once I start running. 

Had real difficulty walking last night so a run was definitely out of the question.  My knee feels a little better this morning but still hurts too bad to run.  I really have no idea what happened.  Other than the one day last week when I ran a double, I feel I have been very conservative since the marathon.  It feels like an inflamed tendon so I am not overly concerned about it.  I should be back at it tomorrow.

I'm going to give the knee one more day to rest.  I feel like I could run on it but giving it a little extra rest is probably the smart thing to do.

Decided to test the knee.  Considered turning around after 1/4 mile but the discomfort wasn't increasing so I kept going.  It still hurts but I can manage the discomfort.  The true test is the rest of today and tomorrow morning.  If the pain does not increase then I will start running again and deal with the pain.

Knee felt weak but didn't hurt.  Definitely a step in the right direction.  It didn't feel normal but it is something I can run on.  I only missed 4 days of running but felt woefully out of shape.  So strange. 

Trying to salvage the week with a nice long run.  Headed to the LPT where I saw Kathie.  Actually, I was in a daze and would have missed her had she not said anything.  Glad to see her getting some good mileage in.  The miles on the LPT went well.  Kept the pace around 7:30-7:45.  Got off the LPT at Glover and headed to Main Street.  This is where the run got ugly.  My ankles were really bothering me and I was unable to get a decent push off.  Pace drifted above 8:00/mile for a few miles.  Stopped at Smoot park for a drink of water and a GU and that seemed to jump start my body.  Felt a lot better so I picked up the pace.  Ran the last mile in 7:13 just for fun.  It was a little more difficult than it should have been.  Wore a singlet so that I could do something about my farmer tan.  It rubbed my arms raw.  Very, very sore.