Well, I am running again - sort of. After more than two months of not running a bit because of knee pain, I started back last Sunday with a walk-run mix. It is heavy on the walking, a three minute walk interval and a one minute run interval. That means I am running about one third of the distance, at an average pace of something like 12:30 to 12:40.
I've done this three time in the last week: five miles Sunday, four miles Thursday morning, and four miles today. It has felt pretty good to run even a little bit, even though I am a little winded at the end of my minute interval. I hope to build it up after a couple of weeks of this.
So what I am training for? Good question. I had grand plans to celebrate surviving 10 years, starting with the Shamrock Half Marathon and the Monument Avenue 10K. Those I accomplished. Anything else is on hold, pending making sure my knee pain is in the past. Maybe a 10K this fall? That is a big come-down from early plans, but we must adjust to life's events. Maybe being alive and healthy 10 years after cancer is celebration enough.
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