I hate that I have not logged all of the running I have been doing lately. I have been running every other day since my last post. I have missed a couple of days - one because Megan was here and the other was Friday because I didn't get home in time. There may have been another night when I didn't get home on time, but I didn't log them and can't remember for sure. Until last Wednesday, I was taking it pretty easy, just one minute run to two minutes walk. I was finding myself running the one minute pretty hard, so last week I tried to increase a couple of the intervals to two minutes run, one minute walk. Then last Wednesday, a guy who I had an altercation with a couple of runs earlier was there.Ok - the altercation. This idiot takes his yorkshire terrier to the track to run. Now, if you know anything at all about the breed, you know that they zip and zoom all over the place. They don't just run long distances next to their masters. This dog was zipping back and forth across the track. I was truly afraid that if I were running and the dog ran under my feet, or smacked at my feet, that I would go down. Let's face it, I am not some young running back used to having my feet slapped. I would go down and go down hard. So, I told the guy it was illegal to have his dog out on public property without a leash. He got all smart with me like I was being horrible, so I suggested the next time he had the dog there without a leash, I would call the police. He then got really belligerent, but did leave without beating me up.
Last Wednesday he was there without his dog. I was still afraid of him, though, so I ended up running more than just the one minute run to two minute walk. I even managed to run for three whole minutes to one minute walk. I was trying to get to the other side of the track from him. On Friday I worked late, so I didn't run and am not making up runs at this point. I ran today, and ran two minutes to one minute walk. I ran slow and easy, and managed to get through it. It rained for a few minutes. It was a pretty good run.
I have noticed it hurts when I first start, and I have to really focus to get my stride going right. I have also realized that my knee problems before weren't because of running but because of going down stairs. I am still experiencing a great deal of pain going down stairs now. I am going to work on that gradually to see if I can't strengthen those muscles without injuring them.
So, I guess I am getting closer to being able to run my 7 mile loop. Ok, not for a while, but I can at lease see it in my future.
