A solo/"homework" week (I run Mondays and Thursdays with a group of colleagues after work).
Out in the sun, round the lake in the park again. Knees still hurty this morning - less so, but they don't like starting. They calm down a bit once into a walking pattern, it's the getting going they're not keen on. So meet friend, off to Sainsbo's for early snack. We were there in time for the breakfast menu (i.e. before 11.30 - we're usually an hour later) and I had the scrambled eggs and smoked salmon on a toasted bagel. V good, and not mean with the salmon. Walked round the shop, then to Lidl, walked round there, drove home, had a banana and 2 ibuprofen and a 45-minute rest up. Then into kit, strap on the knee supports, and off. The actual routine was ok, the knee supports got me through and I didn't feel like the reps were going to kill me. Still raised a sweat, but then it should, shouldn't it. The walk there and back, I find, is nearer 8 minutes than the 5 minutes warm up/down on the podcast, so on the way out I have to pause it at the first run because negotiating a car park full of dogs, kids on bikes, prams and people who think if they reverse out of a space everything behind them will magically disappear, etc is best done at walking pace.
It was after getting home that killed me. Did some stretches for my thigh and calf muscles, shins and ATs, came in, and on the advice of one of the work running group took knee support off worst affected knee and put a bag of frozen peas on it for 10 minutes. Just changed to other knee when tradesman at door wanting paying. I just about got across to the door shouting "Ow!" on each step, paid him, and am now back on chair with my legs out straight and up on a high footstool. Curiously, the un-iced knee feels better than the other.
Week 3 run 1 beckons on Monday. I think what may have been helping is that on workdays we walk back to the office, and then I have about a 15-20 minute drive home - with thee knee supports on. This extra 'warming down' supported time may be more important than I previously thought.
Anyway, the bottom line is, it's not the run that spooks me at the moment, but the after-effects. I just have to hope that II'll eventually get through this and start building strength.
Week 9 Run 2 - resumption after 3 weeks with gammy knee
W1 Run 3 Done! Roll on week 2
Week 2 run 3
Week 3 run 2 
Week 3 Run 2
