Training Log Archive: darryn

Bike to Walter library and back for solar car meeting.

For a few years now I have had what I believe is patellar tendonitis. The symptoms are weakness and pain below the knee cap when I run longer distances, say more than five miles. The farther I go, the more it hurts. It prevents me from running fast on downhills, which is bad (especially when your not particularly fast on the uphills).

I haven't done anything about it because it goes away quickly. It doesn't bother me when I walk, and it usually doesn't effect future runs after a day or two. But now I want to do the Grand Traverse this fall in Duluth. At least the 20, and 27 sounds like "fun". But I have to get past the tendonitis to train properly and complete 20+ miles on the Duluth hills.

Starting to look at necessary strengthening exercises now:

https://runnersconnect.net/running-injury-preventi...

C • good luck 2

Mostly grass and trails, but maybe 30% pavement as well.

Nice run. Very windy. Got disoriented in Reservoir Woods for a while.

C • looks like you are ready...... 3

Trail "run" at Cincinnati Nature Center. I had some time before a dinner meeting so stopped at this nearby park. Trails were very wet. Long stretches had an inch or more of water and slippery mud, so my pace was slower than I was planning.

It felt very summery. Hot and humid, very green. Found a wood tick crawling up my leg.

Boot camp at work

Grass and trail around Como park and lake.