Time: 45 minutes
Distance: 2.71 miles
Average Pace: 3.61 mph
Time Spent Running: 27 minutes
Run Log: I walked 5 , ran 10, walked 2, ran 7, walked 3, ran 7, walked 3, ran 3, walked 5.
Today I felt pretty good. I got enough sleep last night and I admit to eating a bit more for dinner (I'm still losing weight well). Notice the bold above... I hit 10 minutes and was able to also run two more sets of 7 minutes. I also got my running time to hit 27 minutes!
This is a major milestone. Today I actually spent more time running than walking. I did this by reducing my run pace .2 of a mile. I think I've found my base line and plan on keeping it here for a bit as I work on increasing endurance.
My knee was creaking away today. I'm no doctor, but based on some information online It seems to be runner's knee. This is actually a problem with the surrounding muscles and not the knee itself (although it can wear away at the cartilage a bit). Its treated with ibuprofen, ice, compression and leg elevations. Today I was able to do everything but the elevation and compression. I plan on doing it a bit tonight too. I have to say that I'm noticing an improvement. It's now 3 hours after working out and my knee is much less stiff and achy.
Anyway, big day for me, I hope all you other runner wannabes are also seeing this improvement.
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Good for you! Congratulations! You are giving me encouragement to head to the treadmill after work. Keep running!
For those who complained of bad knees. I used to have pain in my knees also but if you walk slow for 10 minutes, then do some leg stretches then continue walking for 20 minutes and don't try to do too much too soon you will see an improvement. Also, take an Aleve or Ibuprofen before you walk to help with pain and inflammation.
This is something I came across in BHG today and thought I would pass it along. This is for speed walking or walking of any kind, I guess. But it might have some relativity to running?
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