There are bad running days. Wednesday's Fartlek workout with the gang was pretty perfect. As Coach Sponge pointed out in a subsequent email, I tucked right into the fast group and let them pull me along through most of the workout. My legs definitely protested when I pulled in the final kick on Cat Hill, but not a moment sooner; mostly I felt strong and very in control of my form and my pace. I've got my eye on the Fifth Avenue Mile at the end of the month, so it's taking some readjusting of my mindset in preparation for the shorter distance, but I think I can do it.
This morning, though, was another story. I walked the short (yaay! seriously, this does not get old) distance from my apartment to Central Park before I started running. My legs were stiff at the start but this is usually the case on my early runs -- I'd only been awake for, oh, 20 minutes, and have I mentioned I'm not naturally an early riser? Halfway through the run, though, they still didn't feel any better. And though my pace (8:47) didn't show it, I struggled to drag them along for the entire distance. Meh.
What's got me a little worried is that just a few hundred meters short of the finish I felt a sudden, unpleasant twinge in my left knee. I stopped for a moment to wiggle it out and was able to finish just fine, but it's been a little sensitive all day. I've always had to be careful with it since I dislocated it (twice, and nearly a third time) many years ago, but it hasn't given me trouble in a while... it's probably just being cranky, but I'll have to be mindful nonetheless. I bet it didn't help that last weekend's 13-miler to Brooklyn pushed me way over my weekly mileage (to 38, and much of it on concrete), so I'm looking forward to a weekend of nothing but soft dirt and trails.
An another note, I may have found a 10k to run in Istanbul next month, on the last day I'm in Turkey. Yaay! Let's hope the race organizer understood the email I just sent him, since the only phrase I know in Turkish is of the silly, useless variety...
Friday, September 07, 2007
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Turkey? That will be a race t-shirt for the keeping!
Oh it's going to be cold... shoot, it's already cold in this area... low 40s... good luck nonetheless.
Hope your knee feels ok. A 10K in Turkey! I wonder how many miles they run in their 10K races over there.
Just like your previous post captured the composite moment of your music, the view, drink, etc, your knee twinge is probably the outcome of the combined great workout, the high mileage, the hard surface...
I'm betting the knee feels well soon...
Thanks, I enjoy your posts.
10K in Turkey ummm that just sounds funny-haha
So how are you doing? I am fine... just ran a 10k in Turkey a few days ago, so how are the kids doing --lmao
really, u better post a pic of that T-shirt if they give out any or better yet you crossing the line in Turkey!! Woo Hoo ...
Hope ur knee is feeling better !
Take care of that knee! I want to be cheering in one speedy beagle at the end of the month;-)
The 5th Avenue Mile race was the hardest race I ever did! Really. One problem was warming up before. There's no time to do so while running ONE mile!!!
But I'm sure you'll be doing great at a short sprint;-)
It sounds like you've really built up some great fitness. take care of that knee and make it last!
Good luck in Turkey!
Nice job on the 5th Avenue Mile...
...and I am sure you know the weather has warmed up quite a bit in this area of the world :-)
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