First Run!

Well, I ran for the first time outside 8/8 and it was hard but not as painful as it could have been. Ran for about 6.25 miles-really slow though even more so than normal. I had a massage after but I am really sore today my quads are especially bothering me! I stretched twice yesterday too so I will have to find a good stretch for hamstrings and quads-beside the it band ones that I do. Also, the insurance denied the claims for the chiro for July so I am stressed about that-wth!. Not sure if it is how they put in the claim-that office called and got all the info about what was covered before I went. I never really checked myself so hopefully they are accurate. I keep telling myself it will be fixed not to go crazy over it-but when I think about if I have to come up with the money I get so mad!

August!

8/1/09 I ran for about 70 minutes-on the treadmill so the mileage is not accurate on that thing. After about the first 30-40 I had a stabbing pain in the middle of my knee-fingers crossed that nothing else is going on. I stopped and stretched and started back with a walk and jogged again. Didn't have that same pain again but it was pretty scary. I didn't get so tight in my it band that I had to stop which is good. I was wearing the pro-tech strap but I don't think that would cause another knee pain. I don't feel any worse today I am basically using that to judge-do I feel worse or the same. If I feel the same will keep going and try to work my mileage up. I was going to do the Leesburg 20K next week but I think that is too much too soon but the week after I am going to do a half. I have to be able to run 20 in September.