Almost Done

I crashed on my snowboard a few days ago, falling on a jump and landing hard on my knees. I had pain trying to turn after that, and stopped at the bottom of the hill. My knee swelled up, and I hobbled through a short, slow run that night.

The next morning I got up, ran again, or lightly jogged, and realized that I couldn’t snowboard that day. I rested, and things were better the next day, and better again today.

However I seriously thought that the streak might end right there, that first night, after a drink at the bar, and hobbling down to the treadmill in the resort. That was the second time on a ski vacation that I almost had to stop because of something.

I don’t know if I was hurt that bad, or if being past my initial goal of a year made it less of a given that I run. Either way, I managed to get through, and we’ll see what happens as I proceed.

Now time for some ice.

Day 483

After boarding all day, I struggled to get going on this run, but the knee was better, no pain, though I was slower than I would have liked.
14:00
1.26mi

Day 482

Hobbling through a morning run, I made it, but everything hurt, and I decided that today was not the day to board.

Check Your Settings

I’ve been trying to get the kids into running more, and try to get them in a little better shape. They’ve both put on a few pounds over the last few months with the cold and lack of movement, so I had them taking turns.

And apparently they’ve been minimizing the effort. I told my son to try 1.0 as the incline, not sure about my daughter, but for some reason I checked recently on the treadmill and it was down at 0. For a year I’ve been the only one using it most of the time, so I never check, but I had some easy workouts recently and now I know why.

Need to remember to check the path, the treadmill settings, anything you use when running if you’re sharing equipment. A lesson that I’d forgotten recently.

Day 481

After skiing, after a bad fall, I managed to jog through a little over a mile. My left knee was sore and swollen, and I had to go slow, but I managed to get it done.

Day 480

A quick run before heading off to ski. Everything doing great.

Day 479

Starting the new year out. I was cleaning up around the house, and it seemed a bit muddy outside, despite the nice weather, so I decided to hit the treadmill to start this year out. Quite different than last year.

I realized the last few days the incline has been lower, so that’s why it was easier to run. I went back to 2.0 for a bit, but struggled, so I came down to 1.5. I also sped up a bit, but near the end, my left leg ached a little, so I slowed again.

18:00min

1.85mi