j-lyn's corner

Moved at a pretty good pace at dimple dell. Overall average 9 min miles but that's with me stopping 27 times to put on or off the knee strap. I had KT tape on, and ended up spending almost all of the run without the strap.

Compensation injury (right shin) acting up.

After I got my knee warmed up (0.75 mile) I ran feeling excellent. Pretty stiff and a bit painful afterward, so I took ibuprofen after. Now it doesn't hurt at all... 

We also went for a family hike. I'm counting the miles. I can use all the miles counting I can count miling can count get. 

ran a mile, walked 2 miles, ran a mile. conned Ben into coming with the kids and I to dimple dell where the boys drove remote control cars, then we returned a redbox and went home. it hurt after the massage, I got really down.

2 miles at a good lil clip on the port rockwell paved trail. not fast, but at my usual tempo. felt pretty good, especially for asphalt.

10 miles. Met up with Leslie, ScottW, Craig, and Zac. We ran a decent pace, minus the 20 mins of inactivity at the halfway point. Of course on the way back my headlamp died (I haven't charged it in weeks, go me) and I was running with Zac. Finally, someone who is as good at directions as I am... lol. Took a wrong turn and added on a 0.25 mile. Then we waited around for everyone else. Hoping they were still behind us, we headed to the car, only to be embarrassed that they beat us there and knew our mistake. It is a ridiculous fact that I still get confused on the trail behind my house. Oh well, it's a work in progress.

In other news, my knee felt great. Pain fluctuated between a 1-2 for the first 5 and dropped down to a 1 the 2nd 5. I woke up half hour early to spend 20mins heating it and to have some time for squats and lunges before the run- it does so much better warm and with the muscles ready.

I haven't been adding this on, but since last Wednesday I've been working my arse off trying to get my knee healed. The PT stretches, icing, heating, and strengthening takes 1-3 hours a day. About 45 mins of it is entirely useless (so it feels) doing weird weightless moves with my leg and stretching everything around it. I've started some homeopathics, with a couple more that are supposed to arrive tomorrow. Add to that the extra vitamin C, multi-vitamin, and herbal muscle relaxants.... yeah. But the aggressive combo is working! My opposite shin (compensation injury) now hurts more than my actual injury, and even that's improving after some trigger point massage. 

A painful mile after massage. She bruised me this time. I also thought she was working on the wrong knee. Things are pretty much healed... Just sore and stiff.

2 slow miles with the double jogger. Kind of felt trashed today, so I was lazy and didn't cross-train and barely did any PT. I also ate a lot of cookies. Not sure this is going to help the weight loss goals. Not sure I really give a... (swearing ain't ladylike.)

For anyone who actually reads this.... been blasting back to some of my old school punkrock roots. Here's a gem that started my formal musical education: (by my bro-in-law)

"No Tit;" The Queers (Don't Back Down album) 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZUFA6zmB94 

That's right. FAST miles. Nothing too incredible speed-wise, did 6 at dimple dell in 50:40. It felt sooo good to pick up the pace a little on the trails! I haven't done ANY intensity training since early Jan, and haven't done any on trails since before the snow hit. I could've picked up the speed more, especially on the downhills, but was still a little skeptical on my slightly wobbly knee. Knee felt fantastic, shin hurt at probably a level 3-4. 

I downloaded music I haven't listened to since I was a pre-tween and listened to it while running. Slightly embarrassed by my playlist now. :) 

For kicks I'm adding my hiking miles. I carried a backpack and helped kids move. Felt good to stretch the knee and shin on the steep talus.