As mysteriously as my knee issue came – it went. Just like that. Saturday I decided to run easy instead of working out with the group, but my knee still hurt. Sunday it hurt when I woke up, but by midday it felt okay to run on, so I did. I shortened my usual 20-25k long run to about 16k, but I put a little mustard on the pace to see what would happen. Funny thing – my legs preferred the faster pace, and by the end of the run, I had less pain than at the beginning. On Monday evening, I did a treadmill run, and felt no pain at all. Yesterday, I could finally run on the Shubie trail – thank god for spring rains – and felt fantastic.
So it looks like I’m back in business.
I’m wondering now if it was something about my new shoes. I’d only been in them about a week when the knee pain showed up. Now, they were the same kind of shoe as my last pair, but the new model changed the position of the post support – they moved it back a bit and shortened it. This, of course, raises the question of why in the world these shoe companies feel like they have to change a shoe every friggin year? I mean, it takes forever just to find the right make and model, and then once you do, they change the damn thing on you the next year, and you have to start all over again. They could change the colour and look from year to year all they like, but why change the shape and mechanics of the shoe? I suppose if I were rich I would just buy in bulk once I found a good shoe, but, alas...
Anyway, I seem to have adjusted to the new shoes now (fingers crossed). Tonight, we’re going to be on the track for the first time since the snow started flying in December. I can hardly wait – I love the track. I’ll have to take it a bit easier than I’d like, but it should be awesome.
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