sad to say I got in 2 whole miles - and now my knee hurts. This isn't good.

sad to say I got in 2 whole miles - and now my knee hurts. This isn't good.

Oh noes! Take care of that knee!

Tues 4.25 mi Fri 4.25 mi. Should have run Sat., but my "cross training" of removing tile from my house sucked the life out of me. Sun 8.5 mi to make up for the missed 5 mi I had planned on Sat and combined with planned "easy" run. Turned out to be a spectacular run. I'm getting in my miles now, 'cause once the summer comes, I'll be running much less as I don't like the tourist crowds around here, and I can't run the dog as much.

Weather was awful this week, but I went away on the weekend and got in some nice long country road runs. Tues 2.73 miles on treadmill Wed: Tried to run outside, but the sidewalks weren't cleared so had a rough 3.2 miles on the treadmill Friday: 5 miles on country roads - very nice! Saturday: Ice skating on the Rideau Canal in Ottawa Sunday 7.51 miles! Woo hoo! I'm starting to feel the effects of running more regularly. Must.remember.patience.

I didn't make the mileage mark for the week but at least I went 4 times, that was impressive. Unlike the log, I am looking from Sunday the 10th-Saturday the 16th. If I go by the log I only went 3 times. Still not bad but I need to up my mileage. It just seems that something always gets in the way!!! Work, child-rearing, MIA husband (therefore no sitter), etc. Yesterday I had a mole removed on my face and couldn't run (didn't want to make it start bleeding again), and tonight another MIA husband night so looks like a yoga night. That's not so bad, anyway!

Thanks, Teresa! I know I do the best I can, and my kid is so awesome about it too (he pushes me to go), but I still feel like I need to get out more often, and for longer, even if I have to walk a portion of it. Since I don't get the opportunity to go as often as I'd like, I feel that when I do have a free hour, I should run as far as I can (which is currently 3 miles), then walk another couple miles after that. That way, I feel I'm doing more with my limited time. But of course, when I leave the house, it's freezing outside, and when I'm not running I'm too cold, so I just want to get home. I have noticed that the years I've had of mommy-love, where our son has been my constant shadow, are starting to fade. He's now becoming his daddy's boy, spending tons of his time in the garage working on the car. *sigh* I knew that time was coming, but I figured I had another couple years. Oh well, at least I have a little more time to run on the weekends...

Time I have been to a DR and was advised to reduce my miles - at least for now. That is why I'm trying to stick to 2 or so 2 - 3 times a week instead of 20 ish that I had gotten up to. Then to top things off, I fell at the gym this morning and now my archilles tendon in the same leg hurts - what the .... so I iced it and I'll see how it feels tomorrow.