First Run in February

11 days into the month of February and I finally got a run in. At the end of January I told myself to take some time off to rest up since the pain in my left knee was getting annoying. The pain to be exact is the area where the Patella Tendon connects with the Tibia. Never had issues there till just recently. Not sure what set it off, but my sister in law/physical therapist suggested I heal it up cause if I didn't, it would continue to nag well into the summer.

The past days have been filled with cross training in the gym, lots of stretching and lots more massage icing.

This mornings run was 3+ miles at a slow 8 minute pace. Mentally, I felt like I could have gone all day. Physically, a few hours at this pace could easily be sustained. Knee feels fine but I think I'll know more in the weeks to come. The goal for the rest of the month is to continue the stretching and icing and log in many short and easy run. Hopefully by March and I can pick it up leaving me all of April and most of May to step it up.