Dec. 10, 2007 - Run/Walk 30 min scheduled - 32 min actual
So begins my thirty minute week. As before, the knee started to bother just slightly this time, but got good very soon into the run. The ankle on the other hand, started to get more and more uncomfortable as the run went on. That said, I still felt better running for longer periods of time, expecially after the warm-up walk at the beginning. I never though I would get to a place where I was forcing myself to walk, but would rather run. Did my best to stay off the pavement and on the paths at the side of the road.

As the run was ending, the ankle started to really get to me. Got home, iced the knee, and frankly forgot to do the ankle. By the time I had to go to the chiro, it was hurting me to the point I was limping. She did some things to it in the office, and I thought I felt better until I started walking out the door. I limped out of her office and over to Red Hook to do a massage trade. I limped out of Rafe's place to Nisha's birthday party. Hid the limp as I walked away from the party - hurt like an angry spike from hell was being driven into the outside back of my ankle by some mean little elves.. Had to stop at Walgreens to get some ibuprofen, epson salts and an ankle brace. Yes, I was that sad.

Took an epsom soak when I got home, followed by some ice on the ankle, and lots of ibuprofen. Kept my narrow behind in bed the rest of the night.

Also - spent much of the day researching runner's trots and how to avoid them. Fascinating. And scatalogical. This marathon thing is turning out to have hidden benefits of its own.