Man down!

Distance: 2.02 miles

Time: Didn't pay attention

Route: Treadmill

I have been having trouble with my right knee again. That little booger has been giving me trouble since about November. When I ran the marathon, it flared up at mile 9 and went numb at mile 14. At mile 22, everything started to hurt, so nothing really mattered. :) Well, it's been 3 months since then and it's still giving me issues. So, tonight, I decided to go ahead and walk on the treadmill - but on an incline--8%. We have no hills in Shreveport. Okay, I lie. We have at least one decent hill by Gavin's school in the South Highlands area. But, it's a pain in the ass to get to, so the treadmill it is.

I started up and it was decently busy in the gym. I've had a lot of mental issues as well, lately. Not crazy issues, but just a lot of thoughts..."Do I really want to do another one?" "Should I run Bay to Breakers?" "Should I walk it?" A lot of hemming and hawwing. I'd like to try and run it, but I'll just leave up to how I feel on Sunday.

As I was hitting mile 2, there was a guy on an elliptical in front of me. One second he was on there...the next second, he was down on the ground. Poor guy fell off! I immediately hit the stop button to make sure he was okay. He said he was all right and that he was more embarrassed than anything. I told him that I have a strong tendency to fall while running on flat surfaces, so I know what he felt like. At least he laughed. :)

Sometimes you just have to suck it up...

*I ran this on Thursday night*

Distance: 5.01 miles

Time: 56:03

Route: Treadmill

For some unknown reason, I have avoided running 5 miles like the plague. Which is kind of funny considering I ran 26 almost 3 months ago. I haven't done 5 since then and honestly, I felt like it was pulling teeth. But, I'm proud of myself...I sucked up whatever my issue was and just did it.

I had a crazy day on Thursday with Lauren and work, so I definitely needed the release. It was very quiet at the gym, so I popped in the headphones and off I went. I completely zoned. My shins started hurting, but I just kept going. That's one of the things that I remember from training last year...sometimes, you just have to suck it up and it will get better. Luckily, around 2 miles, the pain dulled out and pretty much went away. Everything else felt pretty good. I started to feel a little winded at 4 miles, but just kept plugging away on the last mile. When I had finished, it was nice to have hit those 5 miles. I feel like my body has started to remember what this whole running thing is all about again.

Sometimes you just have to suck it up...because you never know what'll happen when you do. :)