If you get the license plate of the truck that hit me, please let me know.
OK, let me back up to Saturday. I ran seven miles. Hooray, right? Right. It was a good run and my heart rate stayed in the 150’s. That was good news. I felt great. But my legs were tight from the previous day’s workout.
That’s where the problem started.
I re-aggravated my patella (knee cap). I could barely walk the rest of Saturday (I then drove for two hours to speak at Mississippi State). I rested Sunday and didn’t run yesterday either.
So I came into today with a really sore knee and kind of mentally flat.
You’re probably thinking, “Um, moron, you shouldn’t run on it.” Actually, all the stretching we do helps loosen my knee up. So by the time I work out, my knee has loosened up to the point I can do my workout.
And heck, I was running around on my hands most of the time anyway. Today’s workout was taken to the next level. I was appropriately tired by the end of it. We did lots of sprints combined with pushups, walking pushups (don’t freakin’ ask), inch worms and bear crawls. My upper body got an excellent workout today. My arms divorced me and left me for another person.
But I’ll be honest — Today was not my best effort. I felt like I had the parking brake on most of the workout. And I really really miss my really long runs. I talked to the trainer briefly. I know they must think I am a whiner, but I have to get my knee stronger. I’ve got to get back out on the trail. So I will stretch and stretch some more.
Chuck Galey, Jim Thorn and me about to run the Mississippi Blues Half Marathon.