Treadmill running...

is a pain in my knee. My right knee, to be precise.

The view from my treadmill. This was my third
set of 2 miles treadmill/1 mile track laps.

I logged 9 miles yesterday. All inside because of the weather. It was raining, but I had to do it yesterday morning because that's when I could do it. It takes me at least a couple of hours to run anything more than 8 miles. And the rest of my home-based duties don't stop just because I have a long run to fit in. The kiddos still need snuggled. The laundry still needs folded. You get the picture. So I've started using 1/2 days of PTO on mid-week long run mornings to run my longer distances as marathon day looms closer (just 30 days away!)

I've been obsessing over the weather leading up to yesterday morning and knew I'd have to run inside because of the rain. A seasoned marathoner from the fun run group at LCFC suggested I alternate two miles on the treadmill with one mile on the track.

That worked great until about mile five when my knee started to hurt - it was sharp. It got bad enough that I needed to slow way down. Track runs were still fine for a few more miles, but then the ole' leg joint was causing big problems there too. I ended up walking for some of that distance, but I did get it all in. I've been icing it and stretching/rolling to get ready for my 5-miler tomorrow morning. Slow & easy, it is.