have confirmed some joint fluid has leaked out of the joints through a one-way valve into the cavity, adding pressure when I flex the joint. Most likely just excessive overtraining back in January / February with lots of trail running and the rugby practice.
No problems with the MCL; that pain is probably just bone spurs. [I made the joke that maybe this will qualify me for the Presidency one day 
).
Did 4x10âs again today, but decided to do 1 mile running, 1 lap (1/12 mile) walking instead. Mile times were 9:55, 9:57, 10:06, and 10:15. The last mile definitely took everything I had left, but I can feel and see progress still.
Ran/walked 5 miles in 60 minutes.
Way to go!
and no, iâm not jealous at allâŚ
Ran last night for the first time since vacation. The 0 to 5k app had me running for 28 minutes straight, bookended by 5 minutes of walking for warm up/cool down. I was slow but was able to do so. I was worried taking a couple of weeks off wouldâve set me back, but I guess averaging 10 miles of walking a day helped.
The April 5k I was considering is now full, and the other ones available donât seem too appealing.
I took the weekend off and did my 3rd 4x10 run today. The first two 10âs were good, similar pacing to last week, but I felt kind of lightheaded a few minutes into the 3rd, so I intend to try again. Not worried about getting through each week in a literal week, I want to feel good about each set of workouts before trying to move forward.
Yâall have me running again, after many months recovering from plantar fasciitis. Plus itâs sunny outside!
At doctor on Friday, we agreed I could do some light jogging again. Sunday I did 0.5 miles, today did 1 mile after a 30-minute stairmaster workout. Felt good! Well, the knee still has some trouble, but it feels like its not going to get worse with activity, which is the goal. Plus I got a little runners high, which I have been starving for, and feel great today!
I will aim to gently increase distances while keeping pain and swelling under control until April 11, whcih is when I was supposed to run a half-marathon wjth a friend. Likely it will just be the last 3 miles to pace him in, so I donât overdo it, but things are looking up!
finished March 29 days of running, 133 total miles. pretty steady
Did it! Mile times:
9:45
10:03
10:15
10:16
Really felt close to vomiting on the last .1 miles of the last interval, but otherwise felt pretty good! And Iâm on my period, so thatâs not nothing.
Ran/walked 4.25 miles in 45:40, 5.1 miles including warm up and cool down in 61 minutes.
youâre doing an awfully good job of disguising your disgust at running.
I canât ever forget that Iâm running, and I look forward to being done, but maybe thatâs as good as I can hope for!
I find that running at ~90% of my max pace to be much more enjoyable while running but produces a much lower sense of achievement afterwards.
So basically, I hate running most of the time.
Today turned into a 30k step day! My feet hurtâŚ
Did you get triple confetti on your app?
Went off script today and tried for a continuous 4 miles outside with a hydration pack. A few lessons learned:
4 miles with 1-2 minute breaks indoors is a lot different from 4 miles continuous outdoors,
I probably donât need a full 2 liters of water when I go on a shorter run, and
A pintâs a pound, all the world round. Running with an extra five pounds on me slowed me down.
I started out much slower than Iâve been doing on the track, 1 mile at a time, and averaged 12 minutes/mile, but my pace was steady. I didnât make it 4 continuous miles, I stopped at 3.1 and took a few minutesâ break before going on. I probably COULD have finished the 4 miles, but I was getting a pretty bad cramp. I wasnât totally wiped at the end, I could have jogged another mile with another short break, Iâd guess.
It feels like progress despite the slow pace. My 5k is in 26 days and I feel ok about it.
Everybodyâs different but I donât take a drink with me if Iâm running under an hour, unless itâs an unusually hot day. According to Runnerâs World, the maximum someone could absorb in an hour is around one liter -
âThe general rule of thumb appears to be a minimum of 50ml every 20 minutes up to 250ml every 20 minutes,â says McGregor. âThe maximum amount most people can consume in an hour roughly is about 750ml â maybe a litre if youâre a bigger individual â but that seems to be the maximum the body can actually absorb.â
They also suggest that anything under an hour, you can get by just drinking before you run and immediately after finishing -
If youâre running for under an hour, you probably donât need to take a drink with you, as long as youâre hydrated beforehand, says McGregor. âOnce you start getting into running for 90 minutes, thatâs when you need to think about carrying a drink around with you,â she says.
Also, 5# will add about 10-15 seconds per mile.
I am generally not very well hydrated, admittedly.
