Back on the horse....

It's been a while since I wrote and a lot has happen since.
After my third race I had to stop for a while because my knee was killing me. I then went to see my friend's physo who suggested taping my knee and my gosh that worked wonders. With my discovery of taping I decided to take on another 1/2 marathon with just 12 weeks to train for it and being off running for almost two months. I didn't see it as impossible, I thought I could do it. The taping worked, their was pain but it wasn't as much pain as I having before, I could walk on it after a run. Two weeks before the race the taping stop helping and I was in pain again. So I decided not to run on it for the next two weeks.
That was a wise decision. The unwise thing was to play an Ultimate tournament the weekend before the race. Big mistake. I had four matches that day that I ran for one hour each match. My knee was killing me. I could barely walk. Icing it helped but not that much.
Race day came up quickly and my knee wasn't any better. It was a rainy Sunday morning and the race organizer said this was the first time it rained on race day in eight years. I think the weather was just reflecting my mood. Despite common sense I decided to run on my bad knee. Happy to say that I completed my 4th 1/2 but not in stellar time. This race I can honestly say that I did it to complete it and not for time. I most definitely didn't get a PR.
For two months I have been building up my leg muscles and strengthening my knee. I am happy to announce that I have been running for three weeks now without any pain. I am taking it easy on my runs. Not over doing it. Stretching after my runs and icing it if I feel the slightest pain in my knee.
Here is to running for many years to come.
Kat

3rd 1/2 completed...still bad knee

So I finished my 3rd 1/2. I didn't do it in the time I wanted but I did miss two weeks of training because of my bad knee.

I actually finished at: 1:53:54.2. It was less than a minute from my previous finish time. I was disappointed at first but then I cramped up and couldn't walk for a good five minutes. I was crying like a little girl on the ground.  It was pretty embarrassing I am sure you saw me if you were at Bank Scotia 1/2 marathon in Montreal. I guess I am just happy that I finished that race because my knee was hurting  like" h-e-double hockey sticks".

The thing is that I haven't been running seen that race. It's been a month. My knee has been killing me. I tried to do a two mile yesterday to test it and my knee was killing me today. 

I am truly sad that I am unable to run so far and I am afraid that it might be a long time 'til I run again. I know that I should rest the knee because if I run on it and it's not heal I might not be able to run ever again and that thought really saddens me. I love to run and I would miss it dearly if I couldn't run. I would feel that a part of me have been taking away.

So you see why I haven't written in awhile.

Kat

Big Race, Bad Knee

So tomorrow is my third 1/2 marathon and I am excited but afraid. I want to improve my time and run it in 1:45. If you asked me two weeks ago if I would able to do that I would gleefully shout, "yes!". Unfortunately, I can't be that confident because I have been off training for 2 weeks because of a bad knee. 

At this point I would be happy just finishing this race. 

So wish me luck.

Kat

Indoor vs Outdoor

It's been a while since I wrote on this blog and I have missed sharing my running experience with everyone (or only one person who knows who reads these blogs). 

Though I have been lazy about writing on my blog I haven't been so with my training. I have a half marathon in a month's time and I have been training like mad. I have every intention that I will finally run a 1:45. 

This year I found it difficult to run outside because it has been so cold outside. I guess I am getting old and the cold is really getting to me. So I have been doing my long runs indoor at the YMCA on their track. The problem is that I have been doing all my training indoors. My tempo and speed work I have always done on a treadmill, so all me training days have been inside. I am afraid that this will do me more harm than good.

What do you guys think? Will training indoors hurt me or not?