Run Derneld, Run!

Based off observations of my knee on Saturday's run, and a 5-mile walk on Sunday, I betted on a relaxed 1 hour run today. It was noticeably slower than similar runs at first, but I slowly got more efficient and comfortable. My knee felt stiff through most of the run, but really loosened up in the last 2 miles, and I finished with a really good final 0.2 miles. This discomfort in my knee seems to be getting better with USE rather than REST. I am saying that because I took almost all of last week off and it didn't help at all.

I went into this run not expecting much, but my knee actually loosened up within the first mile. I also felt more energy than usual and felt good about this run. It's been many months since I could comfortably jog 11 miles in 90 minutes. I also slept in a little bit today, which might have helped. I started this run at 5:30am-ish, as opposed to 3:15am.

My work has begun requiring us to telework 50% again. We got the announcement yesterday late-morning when I was in the office. I decided to take today off instead of spending all my time yesterday in the office getting materials prepared for working at home. I'll be in the office Wednesday/Thursday and hopefully by then have meaningful telework figured out for Friday...

Morning run

Morning run.

Lunchtime run at work.

Telework day. Easy 90 minute run.

Added another mile to my Saturday loop. If I continue to add a mile each Saturday, then I'll complete a marathon on October 3rd, which is when STG would've happened. I should be out of town only one of the weekends before then, so sticking to my schedule should be fairly smooth.

Regarding today's run, very smooth. I went at a calmer pace, and was in control the entire time. I could've added a little more, but I am happy with this slow weekly progression.