Evening Run 3/16/15

I am loving this time change... kinda. I get to run in the evenings before it gets dark!! WOOO!

Who else is enjoying those evening runs?

Monday night me and my son who is 8 walked to our local elementary school and got a run in. I was planning on going alone, but he came out dressed and ready to go. (minus a t-shirt). He thinks he is pretty cool running without one. 

How awesome does he look while running?! That HAIR!!!  I told him to just run and not wait up for me. Since my knee injury I have been taking it pretty slow. I do run 1 song, walk half or run 2 songs walk half. Depends on my mood at this point. Plus I think I am mentally worried the pain will creep up at any moment. I hope I am not the only runner who has dealt with an injury and worrying that it will come back any minute. It consumes my brain sometimes while running and it's pretty annoying. I turn up the music to drown out the voices that make me worry. 

I ran 3.5 miles!! I made it to 3 miles with no pain. After that, it was just a dull ache. Being a runner, I can't stop at 3.33 miles. I have to make it to the halfway point. I'm sure you all agree. My pace was pretty awesome too! I didn't expect to run 10-11 minute miles. Not at all. I'll surely take it!

It felt so good to make it that far pain free! I needed that release! It was my best run so far this year. 

Kaden ran about 4 miles so I was pretty proud of him. I love that my children enjoy running.

We walked home and I iced my knees right away. The pain (or ache I should say), was barely there. Icing never hurts. So I got to relax while my fireman finished up dinner. Yes, I am a lucky gal to have a husband who does the cooking while I run! 

On another note, I love my Brooks. They look so pretty!! 

Recovery Run

I went to the Orthopedics 2 weeks ago. X-rays came back good and based on my symptoms I have Patellofemoral pain syndrome AKA: runners knee. I was relieved! The Dr. told me I could still run, but to take it easy, ice, rest, Not to much. He put me on anti-inflammatory medicine for a month. He also gave me a list of exercises and stretches to do. He would like me to visit a Physical Therapist for some exercises as well.
I have started doing the stretches at home. While we were at the race expo at Disney I picked up KT tape. I ran with it for the Frozen 5k and made it through with a some pain.
I decided I would meet Erin for a slow run last Tuesday and had Fireman tape me up the night before. I had him do my knee and ankle.

My run started off slow, I was pushing the jogger with a 26 pound toddler. Ha! But it wasn't bad at all. I did a run 2 songs, walk half a song interval. I didn't want to start off by running to much. The pace seemed slow to me, but I reminded myself I'm pushing a jogger with extra weight and I'm slowly running again. (not to mention, it's been around 6 months since I've ran with the jogger).
It also happened to be a very hot March morning! Florida weather is all sorts of messed up. Freezing 30 degree weather one week, high 80's the next.
Anyways, my run was going pretty smooth. I was very nervous about the pain coming back, but at half a mile I didn't have pain. Then when I hit 1 mile there was still no pain. I kept waiting for it to come. (it has to be a mental thing). Mile 2 came and I was still good. I started to get a little excited! 2 miles with no pain! A little after the 2.5 mile mark I started to feel a dull pain. I walked longer, ran less. The pain was still just dull. Not bad like in the past. I am hoping, fingers crossed that this is a sign of improvement.
I did 3 miles. They felt very slow, but my time was 39 minutes. That is AWESOME time!! I'm thinking positive!!