Ran from home today with my companion, Dustin Kensrue (his album "Please Come Home" is awesome!) and immediately felt the effects that all the running has had on my knees. My pace was slow, even for me (13:30 pace, yikes!), due to the pain. It wasn't pain like I hurt myself or anything like that. It was more like the pain I felt after running/hiking down the Kaibab Trail. I can't wait for my body to adjust to the pounding. I'm slow because I can't breathe, but I'm slower because my body isn't used to running yet. Some day. So, I've been thinking about my plan. Not my immediate plan for the next two weeks, but my long-term running plan. This is what I was thinking: I want to get up to a certain mileage and then sit on it for a while and work on my speed. Then, once I get a little faster, I will start doing more mileage. I don't think I'll ever do more than about 6 miles at a time, but I'd like for that 6 miles to take closer to 1:00 than 1:12. That extra 12 minutes does make a difference. Anyway, I talked it over with Paul and he thought that was wise. It'll probably take me a while to get to that point, but I'll guarantee that y'all will know when I do.
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