I've been silent for two weeks here, and the reason is that I got injured. This is probably the worst running in jury I've ever had. Fortunately, I've rarely ever had any injury, and if I have, it was nothing serious, but this one will have sidelined me for about two weeks (hopefully not more).

I've finished my Monday and Tuesday long runs. They went fine: aerobically I felt great, but I overexerted my right knee. I did some recovery running, and an LT max workout (treadmill) on Thursday. The workout went well, and in fact I was pain free once I was warmed up. However, by Saturday my knee got much worse and I did not want to risk a long run on it. Then the following week, it seemed like I wasn't getting any better. So I decided to scrap my marathon plans and heal up.

By Thursday, I felt some improvement, and by the end of the week, I was mostly pain free. As of Monday, I still feel mild discomfort in the knee. I will not restart training until I'm well enough to that without risking a setback. I'll be travelling from Wednesday - maybe I can start my way back with a short easy run on Wednesday. I hope to do  moderately long run or hike in the Smokies on Saturday.

Then next week, I'll ease back into general fitness training, starting again the painstaking effort to build back to 60 miles per week and 55 VDOT. I may run some shorter (or longer) races in the summer, but the goal for now is just keep up a general fitness level. I also want to challenge the CPAT again this summer to keep up my hiring eligibility as a firefighter in Kentucky (just in case I want to get a part time position).

Then, in the fall, I probably should race a marathon. Maybe even Bowling Green.