One year ago, Nick told me that he would run with me IF I had my knee looked at by a doctor...
One surgery and ten months of rehabilitation later, we decided to test my knee for my first run. While I suggested jogging on my own, Nick insisted on joining me for the inaugural run. We walked one mile, ran 2.5, and walked one home for a grand total of....4.5 miles. Hurray! As my goal was really only running ONE mile, not 100 like my sweetheart, I was pleased with 2.5. My ultra runner sent positive encouragement and told me he could be my "rabbit"- meaning run in front of me and set the pace. I told him I preferred him next to me. :) This is a short run, after all, not an ultra.
But was my survival on this run a fluke?
I decided to run my old three-mile loop I ran in high school through the hills of Granada Hills with similar results! Huffing and puffing, but knee in good shape!
This afternoon, I discovered that SHOES REALLY DO MAKE A DIFFERENCE....
I forgot my pair of Ultra(Nick)-Approved Hoka and settled on an old, but barely worn pair of Columbia hiking shoes I found in my closet. I decided to be ambitious: why not try the 6 mile loop in my neighborhood? I could run the flats and down hills, and walk the up hills. My knee did not enjoy the loop....But I am thinking it's because the shoes lacked the necessary support that would have made my run-walk more successful. I managed 4.5 miles....maybe 3 of which was spent "running"/jogging.
Meanwhile, I need to learn from the pros. As I appear now, I am a runner from the late 1990s...old sweat shorts, baggie t-shirt, sweatshirt wrapped around my waste, aviators, Columbia hiking shoes, and large iphone 4 hanging onto my pocket so I could listen to music...
To be a runner, I will need to transform my look. Goodbye heavy clothes. Hello lightweight, but warm running clothes...even though they may be tight and I may feel like a fraud...So long iPhone 4 musical device...Hello "some musical device" that could be small, waterproof, and effective. That "some" is a big question mark since technology past the 1990s makes me uncomfortable....
Something to move forward from! It's time to get past my comfort zone.
One surgery and ten months of rehabilitation later, we decided to test my knee for my first run. While I suggested jogging on my own, Nick insisted on joining me for the inaugural run. We walked one mile, ran 2.5, and walked one home for a grand total of....4.5 miles. Hurray! As my goal was really only running ONE mile, not 100 like my sweetheart, I was pleased with 2.5. My ultra runner sent positive encouragement and told me he could be my "rabbit"- meaning run in front of me and set the pace. I told him I preferred him next to me. :) This is a short run, after all, not an ultra.
But was my survival on this run a fluke?
I decided to run my old three-mile loop I ran in high school through the hills of Granada Hills with similar results! Huffing and puffing, but knee in good shape!
This afternoon, I discovered that SHOES REALLY DO MAKE A DIFFERENCE....
I forgot my pair of Ultra(Nick)-Approved Hoka and settled on an old, but barely worn pair of Columbia hiking shoes I found in my closet. I decided to be ambitious: why not try the 6 mile loop in my neighborhood? I could run the flats and down hills, and walk the up hills. My knee did not enjoy the loop....But I am thinking it's because the shoes lacked the necessary support that would have made my run-walk more successful. I managed 4.5 miles....maybe 3 of which was spent "running"/jogging.
Meanwhile, I need to learn from the pros. As I appear now, I am a runner from the late 1990s...old sweat shorts, baggie t-shirt, sweatshirt wrapped around my waste, aviators, Columbia hiking shoes, and large iphone 4 hanging onto my pocket so I could listen to music...
To be a runner, I will need to transform my look. Goodbye heavy clothes. Hello lightweight, but warm running clothes...even though they may be tight and I may feel like a fraud...So long iPhone 4 musical device...Hello "some musical device" that could be small, waterproof, and effective. That "some" is a big question mark since technology past the 1990s makes me uncomfortable....
Something to move forward from! It's time to get past my comfort zone.
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