Thursday evening I took the dogs up the hill. I then dropped off Bandit at home and took Stymie out for another mile.
Friday morning the dogs went up the hill with me again. I dropped them both off afterwards and went for a 1.5 mile easy run. I wasn't wearing my Garmin, so I'm not sure how fast I was going, but I'm sure it wasn't very fast. I was pleased that my knee felt "okay" and considered going for a longer run Saturday morning.
Saturday morning came, and I decided that I'd be better off walking the dogs than trying to go for a longer easy run. Anytime that I've tried running multiple days in a row, it has not turned out well. Instead, I took the dogs up the hill, dropped off Bandit, watered Stymie, and went back out with Stymie to traverse the hill a second time.*
(*For the record, I'm not playing favorites with the dogs. Bandit is older and gets tired after the 2 mile hill climb. Stymie, on the other hand, has the boundless energy that one might expect from a large 15mo old puppy).
So for anyone keeping score, here's how it adds up: We're three days into July. Already I've traveled 10.5 miles on my feet, including 4 trips up the hill and one short 1.5 mile easy run. I'm quite pleased.
Enjoy your weekend, everyone. In honor of Independence Day, I'll leave you with the following thought: “What is the essence of America? Finding and maintaining that perfect, delicate balance between freedom “to” and freedom “from.” ~ Marilyn vos Savant
Glad your knee is feeling better. Nice July start.
ReplyDeleteHappy 4th!
Happy fourth! Glad your knee is feeling a little better.
ReplyDeletesounds to me like you have multiple dogs. 1 for tempo, and 1 for LSD. Well, at least SD :-)
ReplyDeleteThat's great news, Lisa. I keep my fingers crossed that the knees stays this way - painfree. Happy Independence Day!
ReplyDeleteGlad the cortisone is doing its job!
ReplyDeleteHappy 4th! Glad your knee is feeling better.
ReplyDeleteMy pups miss my running - they look so expectant whenever I take them out.
ReplyDeleteHope your knee continues to behave!
Glad to see you are back at and taking it easy on the return. Slow and easy and soon you will be fully into it again.
ReplyDeleteHooray for relief!
ReplyDeleteWay to go Lisa! I am so glad to hear that the shots are working and that your knees are feeling better:) Just think...walking the dogs has got to be harder than just running alone! Especially attempting to keep up with a 15 mo puppy:)
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear that it is working out for you!!!
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear the knee is better!!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely sounds like the month is off to a good start! I hope the trend continues for the rest of July!
ReplyDeleteGlad your knee is feeling better. I can relate on the knee issues! I also can never run back to back days, but its great that you are incorporating so much walking too!
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