I did my strides and drills yesterday around the track at the gym, headed to the evil torture machine for 12 minutes of non-impact cardio (seriously, I know people like elliptical machines, but the question is...WHY? :-), and then to the treadmill. I set the timer for 18 minutes, to ensure a 30-minute workout over all. I walked for two minutes, ran for 12 minutes or so, and then walked the rest of the time. I ran slower than I did the other day (between a 10-minute and 11-minute mile), but the pain on my knee was minimal - much better than the last time I ran!! It feels so good to see definite improvement, and to actually run again! I can tell though that my fitness level has declined though from not running as much, but that's ok - I'm back on track!
Oh, and about this "new" way of running based on the advice of the personal trainer.....it's starting to feel a bit more normal, but as I got a little tired, I really had to focus on doing the right things. Funny thing is, my knee would start to hurt just a tiny bit so I'd focus on running the right way, and the pain would stop. I can't wait until I can just run without thinking about it!
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We were posting at the same time! I'm glad you were able to do your run yesterday, I was starting to worry that your knee had hurt too much.
I really can't wait to see this new running in person. It's incredible that it is helping so much. I agree, I hope that soon you cane run that way without even thinking about it.
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