...well, not much knee pain anyway. I learned...er, have been learning...a valuable lesson in training. If you fall off the wagon for a good length of time (like the month of December) you should NOT pick up right where you left off. I made it through NYE, went for a refreshing dip in Lake Michigan, and decided the next day to get back on the running wagon with a 9 mile run...after 3 weeks of sporadic (at best) training. NOT a good idea. I paid for that decision for the first 2/3 of January with a really sore left knee.
Only now, after my first long run in a month with relatively little pain, do I feel like I'm finally back on track. I finally slowed down and let myself take the time to heal instead of stubbornly trying to "push through it". I got back in the gym and started cross training and lifting weights again. And I went back to running in the streets instead of on the snow covered sidewalks where my gait was getting messed up.
So...now fingers crossed for a healthy month of February and a strong finish to my training!
So sorry to hear about your knee cous...that does not sound fun. You are back on the wagon and doing awesome I'm sure! Can't wait to cross that finish line with you. Much Love :0)
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