So I went to help Sasha run the FRB8K and took my son James to run as well. We needed to run 6 miles any and Sasha needed the help so why not. So I wasn't sure what I could run but I was thinking under 6:30 pace average would be good especially after lsat night. Last night was our ward Father Son camp out. We were up in the canyon and it got very cold. I normally can sleep ok in a tent but last night did not go well. Between the cold and just not being able to get comfortable I think I got about 3 hours of sleep at best. So the knee was stiff like normal the first mile even after warming up for a slow mile. The good news is that after the first mile my legs were tired enough that I did not notice the knee as much. I was pretty tired the whole way and just tried to keep some sort of tempo going throughout. Anyway I ended up much faster than I anticipated running 30:41 for 5 miles (6:08 pace). Splits are below and I guess I can't complain about being able to run 6:08 pace for 5 miles after 6 months of no running and only 4 months into my post surgery recovery training. 1 - 5:55 2 - 6:03 Turn Around - (2.5m) 14:57 3 - 6:05 4 - 6:12 5 - 6:26 So mile 5 is when the wheels came off. My legs were shot at this point and I was feeling pretty beat. My right quad and right calf were very stiff and sore. At least the knee was not hurting. Well, I guess this is a start even if I can't even run sub 6:00 pace for 5 miles when before the accident I could run sub 6:00 for 26 miles. Over 40 miles for the week and doing good. Legs very sore but knee seems to be handling it ok, not pain free but not getting any worse. | 