Kerry's Running Blog

No pain in my knee this morning, but decided to rest it. I think between now and the marathon I'll try to focus on shorter, more intense workouts with weights and cross-training and back off if I notice any stiffening. I'm hoping that the knee will be healed up a bit before Boston, but the last five or six miles might be ugly.

Worked on weights and strength training and then ran a mile on the treadmill just to see how the knee was feeling. My ankles were a little sore for some reason, but my knee felt fine. I'll have to try going a little farther tomorrow.

Worked out with weights and ran a couple of miles on the treadmill. I'm interested to see how things go tomorrow. I'm really trying to give my knee time to heal while trying to maintain some level of fitness.

Nice run up Provo Canyon to Vivian Park with Paul, Tom and Greg. A little breezy at the bottom with temperatures around the mid-30's. Because of continuing knee soreness, I rode my bike to the Trefoil Ranch and then back down to the bottom of the canyon. Since temperatures at the top were in the mid-20's and I'd been sweating lightly, I nearly froze to death on the way down. It's been a long time since I was that cold. Paul and Tom look like they're in great shape for Boston. It's going to be interesting to see if my knee will just numb up as we go along or whether it'll be bad enough that I have to drop out. I'm going to just try to keep my runs short between now and then and cross-train as much as possible.