Things have been going very well!  The combination of physical therapy, strength training, stretching, and easing back into running seems to be working.  Which means….. it’s time to get it in gear if I really hope to make it through the 100 in July.   My training has picked up, but nowhere near where it needs … More Week in Review: Week -11

Things were definitely looking better after the traprock race 2 weeks ago.  I made it through the 10 mile loop, sore but in one piece, and thought for sure things were turning the corner and I could start running again.  If I made it through that course, surely I could do some easy running, right??    … More One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

Tomorrow morning is the Traprock 50k, which I signed up for a couple of months ago, before the “great knee caper of 2012”.  I wasn’t sure I’d be able to do the race, but my knee is feeling pretty good and so are my spirits.  The course is 3 10-ish mile loops, and it looks … More ‘Twas the Night before Traprock

I got some good news this week, in the form of a very negative MRI report.  In the words of the radiologist who read it, “nothing exciting” – which I find very, very exciting.   I’ve been slowly trying to up my activity after a couple of weeks of rest (made easier thanks to my night … More Slow and Steady

So….. yeah.  My knee still hurts.  It’s a little better, but by no means in any sort of running shape.  It’s painful to walk, even just around the house (those of you who have seen our house know that this should not be a painful experience. We’re not talking a mansion here.) My MRI is … More Knee-hab

Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation.  Not exactly the way I want to be spending my time.  But, my little left knee has brought everything to a screeching halt right now. Two weeks ago, I fell in the middle of a 14 mile trail run.  Not an unusual occurrence for me at all, and pretty uneventful.  Trip … More R.I.C.E.