Saturday, Oct. 13, 2007
Temp: 70-ish degrees and sunny - perfect!
Location: Chisholm Trail - Plano, TX; 7:45 a.m.
Distance: 9.1 miles
Time: 1:35:07
6:30a.m. - alarm goes off. I really want to hit the snooze, but know I have a friend waiting on me at the trail, so I manage to get myself out of bed. 7:00am - Text message from friend saying she's not running until later. Great. Now what - go back to bed or get it over with? Just do it.
7:45a.m. - I'm on the trail. This morning could not be more perfect. It's cool, a nice little breeze, the sun is making its way up, and I'm feeling great and ready to get moving!
The first few miles feel great, and as I'm approaching mile 4, I notice a slight pain in my knee. Eh, I'm tough... I'll run it off. Mile 5 - wow, this is getting kind of excruciating. Is this in my head? Do I secretly just want to stop and walk or is this real pain? Mile 6 - this is real pain. I find that if I just keep my knee slightly bent and put the majority of the pressure on my right leg instead, it feels mildly better. Also, going uphill is easier than going down. Go figure. Mile 7 - it still hurts, but I've come too far now. I can practically smell victory. Mile 8 - ok, it's just throbbing now, but what's one more mile?? I've come this far. I finally finish 9.1 miles, and am excited about my newest accomplishment. I'm slightly annoyed that my knee (for the first time EVER in my running career) is starting to act up, bc if it hadn't hurt I really think I could have gone farther. I wasn't physically exhausted, just in pain. The other part of me wonders if having something to occupy my mind kept it from thinking about the fact that I was running 9 MILES. Because let's be honest - when you start running long distances, it's not a physical game. It's a mental one.
All in all, I feel great. I stopped at the CVS and picked up some Icy/Hot and my knee is currently in a state of relaxation... I hope it feels better tomorrow, because I can't wait to get back out there.
Saturday, October 13, 2007
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3 comments:
You are a machine. :) Great job!
this seemed like the perfect morning for a run. I am loving this weather. Go Alisha!
sounds a lot like tendonitis to me. I would first make sure that you aren't running in worn out shoes. When the arches start to fall, the knee rotates slightly with every step and that causes a foreign pressure on the tendons acting on the knee cap. This can result in pain and would be lessened by changing your mechanics and making your body compensate.
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