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2 Whole Miles...Sweet!

So my leg was feeling better today after icing like crazy and taking it easy all weekend.  I got about 100m into the run and I remembered why I was icing.  I was able to run at a slow pace without it locking up.  The pain was there though.  I am icing it again.  We will see how tomorrow goes. 

So we got our treadmill today!  After putting it together, I took it for a spin.  Wow, those things are boring.  Luckily I hooked up a dvd player and watched an episode of The Office (Season 3) to pass the time.  I have a feeling I will be watching every episode over and over to pass the time.  I will probably re-watch 24 as well (as that is my second favorite TV show).  I don't know if the extra day helped my leg heal or if it is the softer surface of the treadmill, but I hardly felt my knee at all today!  I wasn't tempted to cut it short due to pain.  I plan on upping the mileage again tomorrow (on the treadmill of course) and track my healing progress.  Time to ice

T-37:30 (5 miles - 7:30 ave) .5% incline  ~150 ave

Treadmill running in the morning.  Leg felt 80%  Enjoyed 2.5 episodes of The Office.  Messed around with different speeds.  Started at 7 mph and jumped around with the majority of the run at 8.3 mph.  Hit 10mph for .25 to see how the leg felt at high speeds.  It wasn't any worse off.

T-59:20 (7:25) .5% incline 

My leg was really sore all day yesterday. I used the "Ice Man" and that helped. This morning, I was careful to not overdo it so I kept the pace slow and only ran 5 miles. It was starting to hurt around mile 4 but it feels ok now. I might do a couple more late tonight.

T-37:30 (7:30) 5

PM:  Hit the treadmill again in the evening.  It was a struggle.  Too soon after dinner and I now have the full blown cold that my family had.  Probably a waste of time, but at least I am trying.

T- 24:00 (8:00) 3 

Another 5ver on the treadmill.  I am not seeing much progress with the knee/leg injury lately.  I am not feeling that great anyway, so maybe a rest week was due anyway.  Stupid colds!

T-38:20 ( 7:40) .5% incline

After watching the Olympic trials on the computer this morning, I was all pumped up to run my own marathon.  It was very inspiring.  I am super impressed with many of the performances including Paul's.  Today is the anniversary of his first race back from injury and what a year he has had.  The race he ran one year ago was the First Dam 5K.  That race is held here in Logan today and I wanted to run the 10K SO BAD!!  However, I knew my leg was not up to par for a satisfying race and I would have risked messing it up worse so against my will, I didn't race it today.

To satisfy my urge, I ran over to the course and ran it solo as a training run.  I ran a good minute a mile slower than race pace, but it fulfilled the urge to race.  I was sub 7 min pace until my leg flared up around mile 4 so I cooled the jets and coasted on in.  43:35  My body has finally recovered from the cold and with the low mileage this week I am feeling tapered so the body was ready to roll, just not the knee.  Oh well, it seems to be getting better SLOWLY.  I did see James at the start but had to leave without watching to see how he did.  I am sure he represented the blog well.  The 2 miles back to the house wasn't too bad, but my leg was super tight by the time I got home.  Time to stretch and ice and massage....

T-1:14:55 (7:04) 158 ave