It’s about time. I am finally getting to where it’s not painful to run on the trails. Today I ran seven miles without much of any pain around my knees. After five miles without blips in the radar I pushed the last two miles at an 8:15 minute mile pace. I ended up running the seven in just under 1:10.
It felt good being out there without pain. I attribute a lot of that to the advice of my friend and fellow running club member, JC. He showed me some yoga type stretches that dramatically improved the ease of his running.
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September 8, 2008 at 1:36 pm
Adrienne
I’ve finally incorporated stretching to my routine over this summer, it makes a pretty big difference. Touching the floor with the palms of your hands is pretty cool.
September 10, 2008 at 10:34 am
Debo Hobo
I’ve put off running for the last few months, too hot plus my knees were hurting. Torn cartlidge, need to have it cut out but don’t have time to be down right now. I’ll get it done in a month or so and hoepfully be back at it consistanly by Spring.