3 Hurtful Miles

I ran three miles last night. It hurt. A lot. I walked. A lot. My time was shameful. Just under 30 minutes. Not really sure where to go from here. My right knee is giving up on me.
I thought it was just something I could run through. Then, I thought it was just something that would take a week or two to rest and then be fine....Trav still thinks that....unfortunately he can't feel the pain so I don't think that he understands quite how much it hurts. I can usually tolerate pain fairly well....not like Travis can, but golly, this hurts.
I really would like to run the half. I felt that I was progressing and that I could have done well...but it's been a month since ANY progression. Maybe next year...or after I can get surgery one day.

two

I was going to run three today. By 1.5 I knew I would only run 2 today. I had such a hard time breathing today. I ran two miles in 18:54, which is a 9:27 mile pace. I wore a brace on my right knee and a band on my left knee. They was starting to feel a little sore. I walked a mile home. I tried to run for a few minutes...hoping for a second wind or something...nope. My knees started hurting so I stopped. My knees felt fine after the run. After I stretched, I took a shower and then the pain started coming in my right knee. Walking/Standing=Pain. I'm going to keep trying and see how it goes this week. If things aren't working out, I may have to try and sell my spot in the half marathon and take a break from running until it heals or until I can get insurance and get surgery. My dad thinks I probably have what my sister has, which is also probably what he has going on with his knee. It will really be a bummer if I can't do the race, but I trust that my life will keep going on and I can still be happy without running :)

I'm back

Today I ran for the first time in 11 days. I planned on running one mile. I ran on the treadmill and I haven't quite learned to run on it right so that it would be equivalent to running outside yet (time-wise). I did the treadmill because I figured it would be easier on my knees. While I was running, my knee wasn't hurting so I decided to still take it easy but to do more than planned so I only did 1.5 miles. I averaged 10 minute miles so it took me 15 minutes, but my knee didn't hurt. Hopefully it stays that way.

Hanging up the running shoes...

...at least for a little while.
Last night, after I got home from my tearful run, I talked with Trav about it, and I talked with my mom this morning and we think it is probably best if I just take a little break. My sister just recently had surgery on her knee, my dad needs surgery, and so does my brother. So...for all I know, this could be genetic and I could have it too. What my sister has (knee plica syndrome?), you are born with and it gets inflamed from running. After she got it removed it was fine. So, I am hoping it is not that I need surgery and that it is something that some rest can fix. I really want to be able to at least run this one half marathon so I am going to pray for an easy fix. I will keep riding my bike and trying to do cross training though so I don't get too out of shape. We will see how long I can last.

3

first half= 13:49.83 (first mile was around 8:48)
second half= 15:30.12
total= 29:19.95
avg= 9:46 min miles

the second half of my run was terrible. I had to stop moving altogether because my knee wanted to pop off. I walked a little, cried a little, and really pushed myself to finish. it may not be the worst timing ever, but I would definitely say this was my worst run ever.

5 miles of death

Sorry if all my posts seem negative lately, but right now, everything just feels like it is going downhill.
Last night I went running just before 10pm. My sweet husband rode behind me on his bike and shined a light for me while I was running. He really is a very thoughtful guy.
My knee felt good. By my first mile I was dying. I had terrible cramps (most likely resulting from the dinner I had eaten about an hour prior...I ate ALOT!)
Anyways, it hurt so bad...i gave in and I walked. I was so ashamed :( So my next mile was pretty long. By the end of the second mile I was feeling great (probably because I had been going so slow...AND my husband had been giving me water about every half mile) So i decided that I was going to run 5 miles instead of 4, since that is what my training schedule said to do. At my turn around point, my knee started hurting a little bit. At three miles, my knee was hurting A LOT. My other knee started hurting and I basically hurt all together. This is the slowest I have run in a while and my knees hurt really bad.

mile 1= 9:24.20
mile 2= 10:20.48
mile 3= 9:56.45
mile 4= 10:31.20
mile 5= 9:44.77
total= 49:57.70
I averaged 9:59 miles :(

I am doing three tonight and 7 on Friday since I will be watching trav run the race on saturday morning.
I am really worried about my knees.