My KNEES.
These gosh darn things just don't know what's good for them.
Or something.
Anyway, although Jake and I DID do our Distance Day, we spent most of it walking because of my inability to thrust my body against the asphalt.
Time-to-Run gives a number of suggestions including to stop running.
Since that's not going to happen, I'm thinking I'll follow some of the other ideas:
-Better stretching: I only do some basic stretching and have yet to actually start up yoga again, which I think is a pretty necessary thing that I'm missing out on.
-Swimming: Although it's hard to believe, I was actually a competitor in a sport that requires strict breathing habits where you don't suffocate or drown yourself. Swimming really did help me in other athletic endeavors, since it provides a cool, liquidy support system.
-No downhill running: Part of mine and Jake's path that we run requires a pretty stable progression downward, which I always liked because I figured, hey, at least it isn't uphill. I think though, since many articles cite that as a purpose for knee injury, we may have to switch the running areas of our routine to something that's either uphill or flat. (Sad face).
That's all for today.
Tomorrow I'll talk more about the plan for running the entire span of the 5k, which if you haven't read, was the super duper big news in the last post.
Have fun imaginary people,
Gotta run,
Brooke
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