Dec. 8, 2007 - Run/Walk 25 min scheduled - 28 min actual
Good to get back to training after the accident. Went to the park today. Ran around 2pm or so. About 40 degrees on a clear day. Knee hurt at beginning of run…considered skipping today, but felt that if I did, I would never start, never finish, would just get mired in excuses and trapped by regret. Decided to train anyway, and was fine by the middle of the workout. So glad I pressed on. Wore a light knee brace and an ankle brace. Ankle brace extremely uncomfortable, had to take it off,. Used it to carry my keys. Trained an abbreviated Eltesia session with ground hip sequence, fountains, curls and reverse curls, did a shower and scalp scrub, and then iced my ankle and knee. Ordered a pasta machine. Felt much power.

On the run, I kept saying things like 3 more minutes, 3 more minutes, 3more minutes, 3 more minutes...Then home, home, home, home. Kept pushing myself not to stop just yet. No ipod, tried to stay connected to my time, my technique, and my environment. The last half-block home was the finish line. Every training is the last leg of the marathon. Not the first.