Look Ma! I'm Running!

I went for my first run in 2 months on Saturday. I wasn’t feelin’ it on my way to the Y. I just didn’t think that it was going to go well. I was prepared for it to be a disaster. My plan was to try going 1.5 miles. The last time I tried that in December, my knee made a turn for the worse at 1.3 miles, and at a mile and a half I HAD to stop. On Saturday, I had some lingering pain in my knee, and I felt like it was going to be holding me back. I was ready to be disappointed.

But, instead, I felt GREAT! I was sneaking up on 1 mile, and I still felt good. I was trying to run smooth, clean, and non-jarringly (is that a word?). It was going well.

Long story short: I had a pain-free 2 mile run!

The next day, I swam. And the day after that, I didn’t do anything - I needed to recover. I did have some more, fairly intense lingering knee pain, but nothing sharp and horrible.

Today I was feeling OK again, so I stretched out and headed to the Y. I had a good 2.1 mile run! These 2 runs have been short, but very meaningful. And MUCH needed for my psyche.

After I finished on the treadmill, I snapped a quick photo in my pain-free bliss:

I must have been satisfied: you can see my bulging “Vain of Approval” throbbing away in my forehead. We’ll see how long this running delight lasts. Stay tuned!