I was not sure whether to stop running to let the leg heal or continue to take it easy. I seem to err on the non-cautious side so I ended up running this morning. I ran an easy 5 on the TM. My leg felt ok until about 4 miles into it then I could feel the muscles tightening and pulling on the knee. It wasn't too bad though. I found a new game to entertain me on the treadmill. I started out at 7mph and would bump it up .1mph every min until 2.5 miles then back down to 8mph and hold it there. It helped pass the time. Well, that and "who's line is it anyway" playing on the TV. I am still optimistic that the leg is improving, but it will probably be another week before I can up the mileage at all.
T-37:10 ( 7:26) .5% incline
PM: Ran with Bethany on the Planet Walk (2 miles) in the evening. It was a nice run. She was moving pretty good. It got me all warmed up and I ran home (1.5 miles the long way) to satisfy the urge. My lungs and heart were just itching to go fast. So I started playing around with different speeds to see which pulled the worst on the knee. The slower the better, it seemed. Anything faster than 7 min pace was too much. | 