After several months without my beloved running routine, I made a first attempt to return today, going out for a modest 3 mile run (well, a trot at best, really).
Knee problems -- which I believe are simply inflammation from overuse -- seem to have finally calmed down. I've tried to maintain a modest level of cardio fitness by working out on an elliptical trainer, but have failed to keep my weight in line.
So today, I waddled out in the 20 MPH wind, and 90+ degree temperatures, to give it a whirl. At first I was alarmed by an unfamiliar bounce -- it was all the flab I've added in the past half year having it's elasticity tested. Yuck -- what a crappy way to have to face up to that issue. Perhaps it will provide the needed motivation to do something about it.
I left my watch at home -- there would be no timing of this event. Slow and steady was my motto. I even acknowledged I might need to take some walking breaks. Yeah, I'm that far out of it.
But all went well. I managed to complete the three miles without expiring and without walking. When I got home, I didn't even notice any knee trauma. But the real story will be written on that tomorrow -- which is when any residual soreness will be most noticeable.
Knee problems -- which I believe are simply inflammation from overuse -- seem to have finally calmed down. I've tried to maintain a modest level of cardio fitness by working out on an elliptical trainer, but have failed to keep my weight in line.
So today, I waddled out in the 20 MPH wind, and 90+ degree temperatures, to give it a whirl. At first I was alarmed by an unfamiliar bounce -- it was all the flab I've added in the past half year having it's elasticity tested. Yuck -- what a crappy way to have to face up to that issue. Perhaps it will provide the needed motivation to do something about it.
I left my watch at home -- there would be no timing of this event. Slow and steady was my motto. I even acknowledged I might need to take some walking breaks. Yeah, I'm that far out of it.
But all went well. I managed to complete the three miles without expiring and without walking. When I got home, I didn't even notice any knee trauma. But the real story will be written on that tomorrow -- which is when any residual soreness will be most noticeable.
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