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Oct-Nov 2012, 5 Mile Turkey Trot and Knees Screaming

Oct-Nov 2012, 5 Mile Turkey Trot and Knees Screaming

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For October I gave my knee time to recover, but didn’t really do much to fix it.  I should have stretched it lots, but didn’t. Then we decided to run a Thanksgiving Morning 5 mile turkey trot.  I did a run each of the 2 weeks prior (5 miles at 9:02 min/mile, and 4.7 at 9:44 min/mile), and the knee gave me trouble each time.  Stretching mid-run helped, but it still hurt. Race day was cold and windy.  To make…

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September 2012, First Race

September 2012, First Race

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The planned 5k race was 29 September 2012, so I decided to give my knees a break and only do bike rides for the month.  7 days out, I went out for a 1 mile jog.  Knee felt fine, but I didn’t want to push it. The race was early on a Saturday morning.  At the fire of a cannon I took off, adrenalin pumping and pushing me to run faster that I ever had before.  I posted a PR…

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August 2012, Illiotibial Bands Raise Their Ugly Heads

August 2012, Illiotibial Bands Raise Their Ugly Heads

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In late July I got a pair of brand new, real running shoes.  Some Mizuno Wave Inspire 8’s.  They felt great.  Maybe too good.   Feeling emboldened with my new foot gear I went out for a run on August 7th, and instead of stopping at 3-4 miles, just kept going.  A full 6.3 (10k!) by the end. The problem was that with each mile I felt better and better.  It was exhilarating.  A full 10k and it felt great.  Even…

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